Danny Kirmond (born ) is an English former professional

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footballer who last played as a forward for

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in the

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. He has formerly played for

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at international level. He has played at club level for

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in the RFL Championship. Kirmond has also played for the

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in the Super League, and on loan from

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at the

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, betw ...

in 2010. He started his career on the , before moving into the pack.

Background

Kirmond was born in

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, England. He played for the Stanley Rangers.

Playing career

Featherstone Rovers

Kirmond started his career at Featherstone Rovers in 2005 playing as a in the second-tier of British rugby league, the

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. Unfortunately, Kirmonds début season saw the club relegated to the third tier of British rugby league. In 2007 Kirmond was the Featherstone Rovers' leading try scorer as they were promoted back to the Championship. Kirmond left the Featherstone Rovers at the end of 2007 after playing 73 times and scoring 41 tries in the three years he was at the club.

Huddersfield Giants

In 2008, Kirmond signed for Super League side the Huddersfield Giants, where he began the transition into the forward pack playing as a . In 2009 he was part of the Huddersfield Giants team that got to the Challenge Cup Final but lost 25-16 to the Warrington Wolves. In 2010, Kirmond was loaned out to Super League rivals Wakefield Trinity where he made 17 appearances and scored twice. Kirmond returned to the Huddersfield Giants in 2011 but this would be his last season after playing 55 times for the Huddersfield Giants scoring 10 times.

Wakefield Trinity

In 2012, Kirmond signed for Wakefield Trinity after his successful loan spell two years earlier in 2010. Kirmond was named captain mid season in 2012. In 2015, Kirmond captain Trinity in the

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against the Bradford Bulls, whom they beat to ensure their Super League status would be saved.

York City Knights

On 3 September 2020 it was announced that Kirmond would join

for the 2021 season On 30 Oct 2023 he announced his retirement from professional rugby league.

International career

After an impressive start to the 2012 season at Wakefield Trinity, Kirmond was named in England's pre-season International Origin Series against the Exiles. This was his only England cap to date.

References

External links

Wakefield Trinity profileSL profile
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