Danny Tickle

Danny Tickle (born 8 April 1983) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays in the second-row for Workington Town in Betfred League 1, Tickle is also a noted goal-kicker.[2][3]

Danny Tickle
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Tickle
Born (1983-04-08) 8 April 1983
Golborne, Greater Manchester, England
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)[1]
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–02 Halifax 45 10 100 2 242
2002–06 Wigan Warriors 141 34 217 2 572
2007–13 Hull F.C. 177 47 572 1 1333
2014–15 Widnes Vikings 38 3 99 0 210
2016 Castleford Tigers 11 0 1 0 2
2016–17 Leigh Centurions 38 4 0 0 16
2018 Hull Kingston Rovers 26 4 32 0 80
2019– Workington Town 12 2 0 0 8
Total 488 104 1021 5 2463
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Lancashire
2003 England Knights 3 2 23 0 54
2009 England 1 1 0 0 4
As of 2 June 2019
Source: [2][3][4]

Background

Tickle was born in Golborne, Greater Manchester, England.

Playing career

Previous clubs

During his career Tickle has played for several clubs including Halifax, Wigan Warriors, Hull F.C., Widnes Vikings, Castleford Tigers, Leigh Centurions and Hull Kingston Rovers.[5]

Playing positions

He primarily plays in the second-row, but he can also play as a loose forward and prop forward.

Senior career

Halifax (2000-02)

2000-02

At the start of his career he played for two-seasons at Halifax in the Super League. Tickle then went onto sign for the Wigan Warriors, despite interest from other Super League sides that included St. Helens.

Wigan Warriors (2002-06)

2003

Tickle played for the Wigan Warriors at second-row, scoring a try in the 2003 Super League Grand Final, which ended in a 25-12 victory to the Bradford Bulls.

2004

He performed well enough to earn a new two-year contract in July 2004.

2005

The following season, Danny was outstanding in an injury-hit Wigan Warriors squad. He went onto pick-up the Wigan Supporters' 'Player of the Year Award.'

Hull (2007-13)

2007-08

During his time at Hull F.C., Tickle enjoyed an incredible début season with the West Hull outfit in 2007.

Picking-up the Players,' Supporters' and Coaches' 'Player of the Year Awards.'

Whilst also finishing as the club's top points scorer in both the 2007 and 2008 Super League seasons.

Danny played for Hull F.C. in the 2008 Challenge Cup Final, in a 28-16 defeat by St. Helens.

2013

Tickle also represented the club in the 2013 Challenge Cup Final.

Widnes Vikings (2014-15)

2014

Tickle was linked with a move to the Widnes Vikings for the 2013 Super League season, but the move never came to fruition. Until 12-months later however, Tickle joined the Widnes Vikings for the 2014 season onwards.

2016

He was released from the Widnes Vikings during the 2016 Super League season, due to an incident outside a nightclub.

Castleford Tigers (2016)

2016

After his release from the Widnes Vikings, he was picked up in the same season by the Castleford Tigers on a short-term contract, before being signed by the Leigh Centurions.

Leigh Centurions (2016-17)

2016

Tickle represented the Leigh Centurions for two-years in the 2016 and 2017 Super League campaigns.

Tickle unfortunately suffered relegation from the Super League with the Leigh Centurions in the 2016 season, due to losing the Million Pound Game by the Catalans Dragons.

Hull Kingston Rovers (2018)

2018

In 2018, it was revealed that Tickle had signed a one-year contract to play for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.

Tickle scored a try on his Hull Kingston Rovers' début against the Catalans Dragons.

The game took-place on 15 February 2018, Hull Kingston Rovers won the game 23-4 at Craven Park.

Following only one year as a player at Hull Kingston Rovers, Tickle took the decision to join Workington Town ahead of the start of the 2019 rugby league season.

Workington Town (2019 - present)

2019

On 11 December 2018, it was announced that Tickle had signed a one-year deal with League 1 outfit Workington Town, to play for the club on a part-time basis.

Workington Town Head Coach Leon Pryce said, “Danny is a fantastic addition to the squad.”

“He has many years' experience in the Super League and he is a top professional.”

“Playing at the highest level will be of benefit to the squad in what is a tough league.” [6]

Tickle made his début for Workington Town on 17 February 2019, in a 28-32 victory over Oldham.

A week later on 24 February 2019, Tickle scored his first try for Workington Town in a 48-18 victory over the Crusaders.

Representative career

England Knights (2003)

2003

Tickle represented the England Knights in 2003, recording 3 appearances, scoring 2 tries and kicking 23 goals, posting 54 points in total.

England (2009)

2009

In 2009, he represented England making only a single appearance and recording only one try.

Honours

Career Awards and Accolades

Club (Wigan Warriors 2002-06)
  • 2005: 'Supporters' Player of the Year Award'

Club (Hull F.C. 2007-13)
  • 2007: 'Players' Player of the Year Award'
  • 2007: 'Supporters' Player of the Year Award'
  • 2007: 'Coaches' Player of the Year Award'
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References
  1. "Hull F.C." web page. Hull F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. Wigan Warriors (18 September 2006). "Wigan Warriors Press Release – Wigan Release Danny Tickle". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2006.
  6. http://www.townrlfc.com/news/article/55308/danny-tickle-joins-town
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