Dan Sarginson
FullnameDaniel Sarginson
Birth date26 May 1993 (age 33)[1]
Birth placePerth, Western Australia, Australia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Weight14 st 11 lb (94 kg)[1]
Club 1London Broncos
Year1start2011
Year1end13
Appearances 149
Tries 116
Goals 10
Fieldgoals 10
Points 164
Club 2Wigan Warriors
Year2start2014
Year2end16
Appearances 281
Tries 227
Goals 20
Fieldgoals 20
Points 2108
Club 3Gold Coast Titans
Year3start2017
Year3end18
Appearances 36
Tries 30
Goals 30
Fieldgoals 30
Points 30
Club 4Wigan Warriors
Year4start2018
Year4end19
Appearances 446
Tries 410
Goals 40
Fieldgoals 40
Points 440
Club 5Salford Red Devils
Year5start2020
Year5end23
Appearances 528
Tries 55
Goals 50
Fieldgoals 50
Points 512
TeamaEngland Knights
Yearastart2012
Yearaend23
Appearancesa3
Triesa2
Goalsa0
Fieldgoalsa0
Pointsa8
TeambEngland
Yearbstart2014
Yearbend16
Appearancesb3
Triesb0
Goalsb0
Fieldgoalsb0
Pointsb0
Newyes
Retiredno
Source[2][3][4][5]
Updated21 May 2021

Dan Sarginson (born 26 May 1993) is a former England and England Knights international rugby league footballer who previously played as a or , for the Salford Red Devils.[6][2][3]

Sarginson played for the London Broncos and the Wigan Warriors over two separate spells in the Super League. He has also played for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.

On 10 March 2023, Sarginson left Salford by mutual agreement. However, an official statement from Salford, did not mention anything as to why he left the club.[7]

On 13 March, it was revealed that Sarginson had retired from the sport with immediate effect, to "pursue a new career".[8]

Background

Sarginson was born in Perth, Western Australia.

Career

Early life and career

Sarginson was raised in Hemel Hempstead, where he attended Cavendish School, and played for England as a schoolboy. He played for Hemel Stags at junior level before joining Super League side Harlequins RL.[citation needed]

London Broncos

Sarginson made his début for Harlequins (now London Broncos) and scored a try in the 70–0 victory over Gateshead Thunder in the Challenge Cup match at Gateshead International Stadium on Friday 6 May 2011, and made his Super League début for Harlequins and scored two tries in the 18–26 defeat by Salford City Reds at The Willows, Salford on Friday 1 July 2011.[9]

Sarginson was offered a four-year contract by the London Broncos in 2012 but refused to sign the deal. After this he was injured on-and-off for the majority of his time in London and went on to play just 51 times for the capital Super League side, scoring 17 tries. On 18 October 2013, Wigan announced that they had signed the out-of-contract Sarginson for the 2014 and 2015 Super League seasons.[10]

Wigan Warriors

Sarginson's performances for the Wigan side earned him a nomination for Super League's Young Player of the Year for the 2014 season, but he would lose out to Daryl Clark of the Castleford Tigers.

Sarginson played in the 2014 Super League Grand Final defeat by St. Helens at Old Trafford.[11][12][13]

His injury record improved and he was mainly available for selection during his first spell at Wigan. Sarginson played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final victory over Warrington at Old Trafford.[14]

Gold Coast Titans

On 29 March 2016, Sarginson announced that he would leave the Super League, and join the National Rugby League club, Gold Coast for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He made six appearances for Gold Coast during the 2017 NRL season before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.[15]

Return to Wigan

On 13 December 2017, the Gold Coast club agreed to release Sarginson who had made few appearances and faced a court case in his time in Australia. Wigan re-signed Sarginson on a two-year deal.[16] On his return he was handed the number 3 shirt vacated by Anthony Gelling.[17]

After starting in the first two matches of the season he missed the next two months with a recurrence of a shoulder injury which restricted his appearances whilst at the Gold Coast. On his return to the team he scored his first try of the season against the Catalans Dragons before missing a months of action with an ankle injury a few weeks later. A try against Hull FC was followed a week later by another injury ruling him out for another month before his return to the side against St Helens. A try against the Castleford Tigers and a brace against St Helens followed as he found some of the form which helped the Wigan club lift the Super League trophy in 2016. After a resounding victory over St Helens he received the news that his younger brother had died, as the Wigan club gathered around him, he decided to play just days later against Wakefield Trinity.[18] After an emotional minutes silence Sarginson helped defeat Wakefield to keep Wigan's unbeaten run going. Sarginson played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final victory over Warrington at Old Trafford.[19]

Salford Red Devils

Sarginson signed for Salford for the 2020 season, and would have appeared in the 2020 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley had he not tested positive for COVID-19.[20]

International career

He was part of the England squad for the 2014 Four Nations tournament.

Sarginson was selected in England's 24-man squad for the 2016 Four Nations.[citation needed]

Career statistics

YearClubGamesTriesPoints
2011London Broncos8520
201219520
201322624
2014Wigan Warriors281248
201520832
201633728
2017Gold Coast Titans6--
2018Wigan Warriors22624
201923416
2020Salford Red Devils12416
20211214
2022514
Total21058224

References

  1. ^ "Dan Sarginson Wigan Warriors". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  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. ^ "London Broncos Rugby League - #WeAreLondon". londonbroncosrl.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Dan Sarginson". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Wigan Sign Sarginson and Clubb". Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Dan Sarginson makes abrupt Salford Red Devils exit in latest blow". YorkshireLive. 10 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Dan Sarginson shares heartfelt message after calling time on his career". LoveRugbyLeague. 14 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Profile at londonbroncosrl.com". londonbroncosrl.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Broncos duo sign for Wigan". yourlocalguardian.co.uk. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  11. ^ "St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  12. ^ "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off". Guardian. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  13. ^ "St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Sarginson's NRL season with Titans over". SBS News. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Dan Sarginson: Wigan Warriors re-sign centre from Gold Coast Titans". BBC Sport. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  17. ^ "2018 Squad Numbers | News | Wigan Warriors". www.wiganwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  18. ^ "Wigan Warriors star Sarginson rocked by family tragedy". Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  19. ^ "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". Guardian. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Salford's Dan Sarginson ruled out of Challenge Cup final due to coronavirus". www.eveningexpress.co.uk. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 10 Dec 2020.