Daniel William Conn (born 14 February 1986) is an Australian model and former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer. He played in the for several clubs in the

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. He has also appeared on Geordie Shore Season 6 as the personal trainer. Dan had a romance with Vicky Pattison and also appeared alongside her in season 1 of Ex on the Beach.

Playing career

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& St Johns Dubbo junior, Conn played for the

Canterbury Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilita ...

and

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...

. The

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signed Conn in 2010. In 2011 he was forced to retire at age 25 due to spinal cord injuries.

Controversies

Michael Weyman incident

In round 4, 2008, while playing for the

Conn vigorously tackled then-

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forward

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with a swinging arm. Weyman reacted poorly and threw punches after the play the ball, breaking Conn's nose. Conn was forced off the field through the blood rule, and Weyman was sent off and banned for six matches. The two went head to head again in the

2010 NRL Grand Final The 2010 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2010 NRL season. Played on Sunday, 3 October at Sydney's ANZ Stadium, the match was contested by the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters. It was ...

when Conn, playing for the

, was booked for a high shot on the then-

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forward. The Roosters lost the Grand Final 32–8.

Painkiller prescription fraud

In 2008 Conn was castigated by a magistrate, fined $5000 and ordered to do community service after admitting to faking painkiller prescriptions. The court was told he was charged after presenting a bogus prescription for the drugs Valium and Tramal at a Gold Coast pharmacy. Suspicious pharmacy staff contacted the doctor noted on the prescription who said the document was false. The pharmacist refused to fill the script and alerted police. Police prosecutor Mark Williams said investigations revealed Conn, who refused to be interviewed by police, had presented another false prescription to the same pharmacy the previous year.http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/titans-daniel-conn-busted/story-e6frep7o-1111116281851

Retirement

In Round 12 of the 2011 NRL season, Conn received a major neck injury which needed major surgery to have his spine fused. A week later he was told that there was a high possibility that if he continued with his career that he may not see the future. Even though he retired at the age of 25, he believed it was the best choice. Daniel Conn starred in series 6 of ''

Geordie Shore ''Geordie Shore'' is a British reality television series that was broadcast on MTV between 24 May 2011 and 22 November 2022. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England it was the British offshoot of the American show ''Jersey Shore''. The programm ...

'' where the gang travelled to Australia, he was dating Geordie Shore housemate

Vicky Pattison Victoria Pattison (born 16 November 1987) is a British television personality, media personality and author. She is best known for appearing in the MTV shows ''Geordie Shore'' from 2011 until 2014, ''Ex on the Beach'' in 2014 and 2015 and her ow ...

and was known as 'Fit Dan' on the show. He has also appeared on the reality TV show ''

Ex On The Beach ''Ex on the Beach'' is a British reality television series that is broadcast on MTV. The series was first announced in February 2014, and premiered on 22 April 2014. The series is narrated by Andrew Maxwell. ''Ex on the Beach'' follows the forma ...

'', where he is introduced as Vicky Pattison's ex.

References

External links

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NRL Official Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Conn, Daniel 1986 births Australian rugby league players Australian people of Greek descent Australian people of Māori descent Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Gold Coast Titans players Sydney Roosters players Newtown Jets NSW Cup players Rugby league locks Rugby league second-rows Living people Rugby league players from New South Wales