Danny Maun (born 5 January 1981, in Dewsbury, England) is an English former rugby league footballer. Maun plays for Hunslet Hawks in the Co-operative Championship 1. He previously played at Wigan, Featherstone Rovers and Dewsbury Rams.and Most notably Batley Bulldogs where he remains a fan favourite and playing 254 games.
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Full name | Daniel Wes Maun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England | 5 January 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Danny Maun's usual position is centre.[1]
Danny Maun began his professional rugby career at Wigan Warriors before signing with Batley. In 2006 Maun won the Division 2 championship with Dewsbury and also in 2010 he won the northern rail cup with Batley and appeared in the 2013 Grand final Championship with the Batley Bulldogs.[4] Maun re-signed with Batley for the 2008 season and in the 2010 season went on to win the Northern Rail Cup against Widnes Vikings 25-24.[5] As of 2 October 2013, Danny Maun at the age of 32 registered with Hunslet Hawks who were just recently relegated to Kingstone Press Championship 1.[6]
Honours
edit[2003 Dream team]
- National League Two Runners-Up: 2005, with Dewsbury Rams
- National League Two Champions: 2006, with Dewsbury Rams
- Northern Rail Cup Champions: 2010, with Batley Bulldogs
- Kingstone Press Championship Grand Final Runners Up: 2013, with Batley Bulldogs
Dream team selection 2003 Championship 1 Grand final winner 2014 Hunslet Hawks
References
edit- ^ a b c "Batley Bulldogs". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011.
- ^ Love Rugby League Profile
- ^ Rugby League Project Profile
- ^ "Dewsbury Reporter - 'To play for Dewsbury was an honour' – Maun".
- ^ "Homepage".
- ^ "Hunslet swoop to sign Danny Maun". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.