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| Full name | Daniel William Campbell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1956-04-20)20 April 1956 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 August 2021(2021-08-22) (aged 65) Mitimiti, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel William Campbell (20 April 1956 – 22 August 2021) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played professionally for Wigan, Leigh and Runcorn Highfield.
Playing career
Campbell played for the Far North Falcons and represented Northland.
Danny Campbell moved to England in 1979, joining Wigan. Danny Campbell played at prop in Wigan's 15-4 victory over Leeds in the 1982–83 John Player Trophy Final during the 1982–83 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1983. Danny Campbell was a substitute in Wigan's 28-24 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1985 Challenge Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1985. He played in a total of 145 matches for Wigan between 1979 and 1986.
He was part of the New Zealand squad during their 1980 tour of Great Britain and France, but did not appear in any of the Test matches.
On 25 August 2021, Leigh Centurions announced on Twitter that he had died at home in Mitimiti, New Zealand. He left a wife and four children.
References
- =C&id =561 CAMPBELL, Daniel William - 1980 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ In Touch nzrl.co.nz, March–April 2012
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Classic Match: 1983 John Player Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- Danny Campbell wigan.rlfans.com
- "Former player Danny Campbell passed away, aged 65". Twitter. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
External links
| Wigan squad – 1984–85 Challenge Cup Final winners | |
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- 1956 births
- 2021 deaths
- Leigh Leopards players
- Liverpool City (rugby league) players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players in England
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Northland rugby league team players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Wigan Warriors players