Danny Brough
Danny Brough was born in Dewsbury, England, United Kingdom on January 15th, 1983 and is the Rugby Player. At the age of 41, Danny Brough biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Danny Brough (born 15 January 1983) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a left-footed goal-kicking stand-off, scrum-half or hooker for Wakefield Trinity in the Betfred Super League.
Brough played at international level for England and Scotland, qualifying through his grandfather, and won a Scottish record 25 caps. He has previously played for the Dewsbury Rams in the second tier and the York City Knights in National League Two.
Brough played for Hull F.C. in the Super League and the Castleford Tigers in National League 1.
He returned to the top flight with the Wakefield Trinity, before switching to the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.
Playing career
Brough started his playing career at Thornhill before moving to Wakefield Trinity at the age of 15. He failed to make his first squad appearance for the club and then moved to Dewsbury in the Northern Ford Premiership, making his senior debut in 2002. Brough requested a transfer during the 2003 season, and was then sold to the Dewsbury Rams, seeking more regular first team opportunities.
Following a narrowly losing victory over Halifax in the play-off final, Brough set new club records for most goals scored in a season (412), enabling the club to reach the quarter finals of the Challenge Cup and just barely missing out on promotion to National League One. He was signed by Super League team Hull F.C. after only two seasons. After appearing on 53 occasions for York, Joe is now retired.
Brough got off to a promising start in Hull's 2005 Challenge Cup Final victory over Leeds Rhinos, with several of them claiming he was unlucky not to win the Lance Todd Trophy. He signed a new two-year deal with the club following an exciting first season. Since the arrival of new head coach Peter Sharp, Brough lost his place in the starting lineup and was tracked by the Castleford Tigers for an undisclosed fee in June 2006.
In 2006, Brough played ten games for Castleford, but the club was unable to keep the team from being relegated from the Super League. He remained with Castleford in 2007 and was part of the team that gained promotion from National League One back into the Super League.
Following Castleford's promotion, Brough was signed by Wakefield Trinity in 2008 and became a key player for the team, winning the Albert Goldthorpe Medal that year. Broughton was at Wakefield for two seasons before deciding to join Huddersfield, the West Yorkshire rivals. He made 57 appearances for Trinity, scoring 468 points.
In March 2010, Brough was signed by Huddersfield Giants for a £30,000 fee and agreed to loan Danny Kirmond to Wakefield until the end of the season.
Following Kevin Brown's departure in mid-season, he was named team captain during 2012.
For his outstanding results throughout the season, Brough received the Man of Steel award at the end of the 2013 Super League season. He also became the first holder to win a second Albert Goldthorpe Medal.
In 2019, Brough returned to Wakefield.
At the end of the 2020 season, he will have left.
In June 2020, it was announced that Brough would join former coach John Kear on a two-year deal with the Bradford Bulls in the RFL Championship. In November 2021, Brough announced his resignation.
Brough made his international debut in 2004 and played in sporadic tournaments and test matches. He competed for Scotland, qualifying via his grandfather.
He was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup for the first time in 2008, and he was named captain for the first time in 2008. Following the World Cup, Brough's international future was put into doubt, citing a lack of opportunities to compete in major tournaments with Scotland as the reason for his decision to switch allegiance to England in 2009. However, Brough was not chosen for England and did not compete at international level for two years.
During the 2013 World Cup, Brough returned to Scotland and captained the team. Brough was shortlisted alongside Sonny Bill Williams and Greg Inglis for the RLIF International Player of the Year after the tournament.
In the 2014 European Cup, Brough led Scotland. The tournament's champion will qualify to compete in the 2016 Four Nations alongside International heavyweights Australia, England, and New Zealand. He performed at his best throughout the tournament, winning him the 'Player of the Tournament' award. His contributions and leadership prompted the team to qualify for the first time in 2016's big international rugby league competition and win the European Cup for the first time ever. His performances made him the clear winner for the 'Prince of Scots' award as the best player to play in the Bravehearts' jersey of the year later this year.
Brough decided to play for Scotland over a long off-season break in October and November 2015, and was named as the captain of the Bravehearts in their 2015 European Cup campaign.
Scotland has announced that Brough would cap the Bravehearts in their first tournament (other than the World Cup) against the 'big three' international teams five months before the 2016 Four Nations.
In the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, Brough captained Scotland's squad. He appeared in the matches against Tonga and New Zealand, but was then cut from the squad and sent home before their final group match, after being deemed too inebriated to board a flight in Christchurch.
In 2012, Brough was eventually called into the England squad for an International Origins match. He was then dropped from the England squad once more, and in 2013 revealed that he would return to Scotland after not playing for England once.