Daniel Wagon
Encyclopedia
Daniel Wagon is an Australian professional rugby league
player and coach, who currently coaches Limoux Grizzlies
in the Elite One Championship
and plays for the Aston DSC Bulls
in the AMNRL. He primarily plays in the back row.
series.
He previously played for the St. George Dragons
and Parramatta Eels
in the National Rugby League
where he started his career out in the centres before moving to the back row.
for the 2009 season where he played for the Limoux Grizzlies
. He finished playing in France at the beginning of April.
competition before moving to the States.
in July 2010. He also joined the Aston Bulls
of the semi-professional
American National Rugby League
(AMNRL), making him the highest profile player in the AMNRL. He is due to arrive in May 2010 to begin training with the club in preparation for their first match for the Philadelphia Fight
.
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 and coach, who currently coaches Limoux Grizzlies
Limoux Grizzlies
Limoux Grizzlies are a French rugby league club from the town of Limoux in the département of Aude. They play in the Elite One Championship.-History:The Limoux club was founded in 1951. The club won its first and thus far only French Championship in 1968...
in the Elite One Championship
Elite One Championship
The Elite One Championship is the top tier French professional domestic rugby league competition....
and plays for the Aston DSC Bulls
Aston DSC Bulls
The Aston Bulls, also known as the Aston Delco Sports Club Bulls , are a semi-professional rugby league football team based in Aston Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The team currently plays in the American National Rugby League , the United States' oldest competition...
in the AMNRL. He primarily plays in the back row.
NRL career
He played his junior rugby league for New South Wales junior side Maclean, Wagon was selected to represent Queensland as five-eighth for all three games of the 2001 State of Origin2001 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 2001 State of Origin series was the 20th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches contested between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was played under 'State of Origin' selection rules...
series.
He previously played for the St. George Dragons
St. George Dragons
The St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,...
and Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
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...
where he started his career out in the centres before moving to the back row.
France
He joined French rugby leagues Elite One ChampionshipElite One Championship
The Elite One Championship is the top tier French professional domestic rugby league competition....
for the 2009 season where he played for the Limoux Grizzlies
Limoux Grizzlies
Limoux Grizzlies are a French rugby league club from the town of Limoux in the département of Aude. They play in the Elite One Championship.-History:The Limoux club was founded in 1951. The club won its first and thus far only French Championship in 1968...
. He finished playing in France at the beginning of April.
Return to Australia
He returned to Australia with the Gundagai Tigers in the Group 9Group 9 Rugby League
Group 9 is a rugby league competition based around the surrounding areas of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The competition is played in five grades, these being the under 16s , the under 18s , women's league-tag, Reserve Grade and the XXXX Gold Group 9 First Grade.-History:Group 9 Rugby League was...
competition before moving to the States.
United States
Wagon was one of the international players invited to the launch of the proposed NRLUS competition in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in July 2010. He also joined the Aston Bulls
Aston Bulls
The Aston Bulls, also known as the Aston Delco Sports Club Bulls , are a semi-professional rugby league football team based in Aston Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The team currently plays in the American National Rugby League , the United States' oldest competition...
of the semi-professional
Semi-professional
A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the athlete not a full professional...
American National Rugby League
American National Rugby League
The American National Rugby League is a rugby league football competition for semi-professional clubs in the United States. It is the country's first domestic rugby league competition...
(AMNRL), making him the highest profile player in the AMNRL. He is due to arrive in May 2010 to begin training with the club in preparation for their first match for the Philadelphia Fight
Philadelphia Fight
The Philadelphia Fight are a semi-professional rugby league team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. They are the current champions of the USA Rugby League. They play their home games at A. A...
.
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: for St. GeorgeSt. George DragonsThe St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,...
against IllawarraIllawarra SteelersThe Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level Rugby League competition from 1982, when they, along with the Canberra Raiders, were admitted into the then New South Wales Rugby Football...
, on 22 March 1997 (Round 3) - Origin Selection: for Queensland Origin, 2001
- Test Selection: for the Kangaroo tour of England in 2001 but did not play.