Daniel Holdsworth
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Daniel Holdsworth is an Australia
n professional rugby league
player for the Salford City Reds
in the Super League
. He was previously with Bulldogs club in the National Rugby League
(NRL) competition and he also previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons
. His position of choice is at five-eighth. With the departure of halfback Brent Sherwin
, Holdsworth has moved into his position.
At the beginning of the 2008 NRL Season, Holdsworth has made a reputation for his goalkicking abilities by winning the goalkicking competition at the centenary of rugby league event and donated the $1000 prize for cancer research.
Daniel was a finalist in the Sexiest Man in League contest for 2006, where he finished fifth with 10% of the vote.
He has joined European Super League club Salford City Reds
for 2010.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
in the Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. He was previously with Bulldogs club in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
(NRL) competition and he also previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons
St George Illawarra Dragons
The St George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing the St. George and Illawarra regions. They have competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 as a joint venture between Sydney's historic St. George Dragons club and 1982 expansion club, the...
. His position of choice is at five-eighth. With the departure of halfback Brent Sherwin
Brent Sherwin
Brent Sherwin is an Australian professional rugby league player. Sherwin currently plays in the Illawarra Carlton League which is an indirect feeder league to the St George Illawarra Dragons. His position of choice is at half-back...
, Holdsworth has moved into his position.
At the beginning of the 2008 NRL Season, Holdsworth has made a reputation for his goalkicking abilities by winning the goalkicking competition at the centenary of rugby league event and donated the $1000 prize for cancer research.
Daniel was a finalist in the Sexiest Man in League contest for 2006, where he finished fifth with 10% of the vote.
He has joined European Super League club Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
for 2010.