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| Born | (1983-03-10)10 March 1983 (age 42) Golborne, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 1 lb (102 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Loose forward, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Danny Tickle (born 10 March 1983) is an English former professionalrugby league footballer who plays in thesecond-row forWorkington Town inLeague 1, Tickle is also a notedgoal-kicker.
During his career Tickle played for several clubs, includingHalifax,Wigan Warriors,Hull F.C.,Widnes Vikings,Castleford Tigers,Leigh Centurions andHull Kingston Rovers.
Tickle was born inGolborne,Greater Manchester, England. He learnedrugby league at local amateur club, Golborne Parkside.[4]
At the start of his career he played for three seasons atHalifax in theSuper League.[5]
In June 2002, Tickle signed for theWigan Warriors for a fee of £100,000, despite interest from other Super League sides that includedSt Helens.[5] Tickle played for the Wigan Warriors atsecond-row, scoring a try in the2003 Super League Grand Final, which ended in a 25–12 victory to theBradford Bulls. He performed well enough to earn a new two-year contract in July 2004. The following season, Tickle was outstanding in an injury-hit Wigan squad. He went onto pick-up the Wigan Supporters' 'Player of the Year Award'. He was released at the end of the 2006 season.[6]
During his time atHull F.C., Tickle enjoyed an incredible début season with the WestHull 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. Tickle played for Hull F.C. in the2008 Challenge Cup Final, in a 28–16 defeat bySt. Helens. Tickle also represented the club in the2013 Challenge Cup Final.
Tickle was linked with a move to theWidnes Vikings for the 2013 Super League season, but the move never came to fruition. Until 12-months later however, Tickle joined the Widnes club for the 2014 season onwards. In November 2015, Tickle was assaulted outside a nightclub inAshton-in-Makerfield.[7] Tickle suffered a fractured skull as a result of the incident, and it was initially believed that the injury would bring his playing career to an end.[8] He was released by Widnes in March 2016.[9]
After his release from the Widnes outfit, he was signed in April 2016 by theCastleford Tigers on a short-term contract,[10] before being released three months later so he could sign for theLeigh Centurions.[11]
Tickle represented Leigh for two seasons, helping the club win promotion to theSuper League in 2016.[12] Tickle unfortunately suffered relegation from the Super League with Leigh in the 2017 season, due to losing theMillion Pound Game against theCatalans Dragons.[13]
In 2018, it was revealed that Tickle had signed a one-year contract to play forHull Kingston Rovers in theSuper League.[14] 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 atCraven Park.[15]
On 11 December 2018, it was announced that Tickle had signed a one-year deal withLeague 1 outfit Workington Town, to play for the club on a part-time basis.[16]
Tickle made his début for Workington Town on 17 February 2019, in a 28–32 victory overOldham.
A week later on 24 February 2019, Tickle scored his first try for Workington Town in a 48–18 victory over theCrusaders.
Tickle representedEngland A in the2003 European Nations Cup, recording three appearances, scoring two tries and kicking 23 goals, posting 54 points in total.
He also earned one cap for the seniorEngland team, appearing againstWales in 2009.[17]