{{short description|England international rugby league footballer}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Dan Sarginson |fullname = Daniel Sarginson |image = SarginsonDan 01.jpg |caption = |imagesize = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|05|26|df=y}}<ref name=" Superleague">{{cite web|url=http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/11190|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401230010/http://superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/11190|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-04-01|title= Dan Sarginson Wigan Warriors |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2015|website= www.superleague.co.uk|publisher= Rugby Football League|access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref> |birth_place = [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]], Australia |death_date = |height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}<ref name="Superleague"/> |weight = {{convert|94|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref name="Superleague"/> |position = {{rlp|CE|FB}} |club1 = [[London Broncos]] |year1start = 2011 |year1end = 13 |appearances1 = 49 |tries1 = 16 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 64 |club2 = [[Wigan Warriors]] |year2start = 2014 |year2end = 16 |appearances2 = 81 |tries2 = 27 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 108 |club3 = [[Gold Coast Titans]] |year3start = 2017 |year3end = 18 |appearances3 = 6 |tries3 = 0 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 0 |club4 = [[Wigan Warriors]] |year4start = 2018 |year4end = 19 |appearances4 = 46 |tries4 = 10 |goals4 = 0 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 40 |club5 = [[Salford Red Devils]] |year5start = 2020 |year5end = 23 |appearances5 = 28 |tries5 = 5 |goals5 = 0 |fieldgoals5 = 0 |points5 = 12 |teamA = [[England national rugby league team|England Knights]] |yearAstart = 2012 |yearAend = 23 |appearancesA = 3 |triesA = 2 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 8 |teamB = [[England national rugby league team|England]] |yearBstart = 2014 |yearBend = 16 |appearancesB = 3 |triesB = 0 |goalsB = 0 |fieldgoalsB = 0 |pointsB = 0 |new = yes |retired = no |source = <ref name="Profile at loverugbyleague.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Dan-Sarginson/ |title=Profile at loverugbyleague.com|publisher=loverugbyleague.com|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Dan-Sarginson/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><!--<ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Sarginson&submit=Go&c=England|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420010403/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Sarginson&submit=Go&c=England|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 April 2018|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref>--><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/rugby/fixturesandresults/squad_first_xiii.php?player=100733&includeref=dynamic|title=London Broncos Rugby League - #WeAreLondon|work=londonbroncosrl.com|access-date=9 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517114229/http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/rugby/fixturesandresults/squad_first_xiii.php?player=100733&includeref=dynamic|archive-date=17 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wiganwarriors.com/WPlayerP.aspx?id=77 |title=Dan Sarginson |access-date=22 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519023757/http://www.wiganwarriors.com/WPlayerP.aspx?id=77 |archive-date=19 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |updated = 21 May 2021 }}
'''Dan Sarginson''' (born 26 May 1993) is a former [[England national rugby league team|England]] and [[England Knights]] international [[rugby league]] footballer who previously played as a {{rlp|ce}} or {{rlp|fb}}, for the [[Salford Red Devils]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wigan Sign Sarginson and Clubb|url=http://www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.aspx?id=8765&type=news|access-date=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101165130/http://www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.aspx?id=8765&type=news|archive-date=1 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Profile at loverugbyleague.com" /><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org" />
Sarginson played for the [[London Broncos]] and the [[Wigan Warriors]] over two separate spells in the [[Super League]]. He has also played for the [[Gold Coast Titans]] in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]].
On 10 March 2023, Sarginson left [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]] by mutual agreement. However, an official statement from Salford, did not mention anything as to why he left the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/dan-sarginson-salford-red-devils-26441857|title=Dan Sarginson makes abrupt Salford Red Devils exit in latest blow|date=10 March 2023|website=YorkshireLive}}</ref>
On 13 March, it was revealed that Sarginson had retired from the sport with immediate effect, to "pursue a new career".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/dan-sarginson-shares-heartfelt-message-after-calling-time-on-his-career|title=Dan Sarginson shares heartfelt message after calling time on his career|date=14 March 2023|website=LoveRugbyLeague}}</ref>
==Background== Sarginson was born in [[Perth, Western Australia]].
==Career== ===Early life and career=== Sarginson was raised in [[Hemel Hempstead]], where he attended [[Cavendish School, Hemel Hempstead|Cavendish School]], and played for England as a schoolboy. He played for [[Hemel Stags]] at junior level before joining [[Super League]] side [[London Broncos|Harlequins RL]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
===London Broncos=== Sarginson made his début for Harlequins (now London Broncos) and scored a [[Try (rugby)|try]] in the 70–0 victory over [[Newcastle Thunder|Gateshead Thunder]] in the [[Challenge Cup]] match at [[Gateshead International Stadium]] on Friday 6 May 2011, and made his Super League début for Harlequins and scored two [[Try (rugby)|tries]] in the 18–26 defeat by [[Salford Red Devils|Salford City Reds]] at [[The Willows, Salford]] on Friday 1 July 2011.<ref name="Profile at londonbroncosrl.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/rugby/fixturesandresults/squad_first_xiii.php?player=100733&includeref=dynamic|title=Profile at londonbroncosrl.com|publisher=londonbroncosrl.com|date=31 December 2011|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219100913/http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/rugby/fixturesandresults/squad_first_xiii.php?player=100733&includeref=dynamic|archive-date=19 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Sarginson was offered a four-year contract by the [[London Broncos]] in 2012 but refused to sign the deal. After this he was injured on-and-off for the majority of his time in London and went on to play just 51 times for the capital [[Super League]] side, scoring 17 tries. On 18 October 2013, [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] announced that they had signed the out-of-contract Sarginson for the 2014 and 2015 [[Super League]] seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/national/sport/10748222.Broncos_duo_sign_for_Wigan|title=Broncos duo sign for Wigan|work=yourlocalguardian.co.uk|date=18 October 2013 |access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref>
===Wigan Warriors=== [[File:Dan Sarginson.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Sarginson in action for Wigan in 2015]] Sarginson's performances for the Wigan side earned him a nomination for Super League's Young Player of the Year for the 2014 season, but he would lose out to [[Daryl Clark]] of the [[Castleford Tigers]].
Sarginson played in the [[2014 Super League Grand Final]] defeat by [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] at [[Old Trafford]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/11156623/St-Helens-14-Wigan-Warriors-6-Moment-of-madness-from-Wales-international-Ben-Flower-costs-Wigan-dear.html|title= St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear|date= 11 October 2014 |work=Daily Telegraph|access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/11/st-helens-wigan-super-league-grand-final-match-report|title= St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off|date= 11 October 2014 |work=Guardian |access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-league/29559845|title= St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors|date= 11 October 2014 |work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref>
His injury record improved and he was mainly available for selection during his first spell at Wigan. Sarginson played in the [[2016 Super League Grand Final]] victory over [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] at [[Old Trafford]].<ref name="Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/oct/08/super-league-grand-final-warrington-wigan-live|title=Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!|publisher=Guardian|date=8 October 2016|access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref>
===Gold Coast Titans=== [[File:Dan Sarginson-Titans.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Sarginson training at the Gold Coast Titans in 2017]] On 29 March 2016, Sarginson announced that he would leave the [[Super League]], and join the [[National Rugby League]] club, [[Gold Coast Titans|Gold Coast]] for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He made six appearances for Gold Coast during the [[2017 NRL season]] before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarginson's NRL season with Titans over|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/sarginson-s-nrl-season-with-titans-over|website=SBS News|access-date=13 December 2017|date=30 May 2017}}</ref>
===Return to Wigan=== On 13 December 2017, the Gold Coast club agreed to release Sarginson who had made few appearances and faced a court case in his time in Australia. Wigan re-signed Sarginson on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Sarginson: Wigan Warriors re-sign centre from Gold Coast Titans|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/42340616|website=BBC Sport|access-date=13 December 2017|date=13 December 2017}}</ref> On his return he was handed the number 3 shirt vacated by [[Anthony Gelling]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2018-01-16-2018-squad-numbers|title=2018 Squad Numbers {{!}} News {{!}} Wigan Warriors|website=www.wiganwarriors.com|access-date=2018-01-16|archive-date=17 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070256/http://www.wiganwarriors.com/news/2018-01-16-2018-squad-numbers|url-status=dead}}</ref>
After starting in the first two matches of the season he missed the next two months with a recurrence of a shoulder injury which restricted his appearances whilst at the Gold Coast. On his return to the team he scored his first try of the season against the [[Catalans Dragons]] before missing a months of action with an ankle injury a few weeks later. A try against [[Hull FC]] was followed a week later by another injury ruling him out for another month before his return to the side against St Helens. A try against the [[Castleford Tigers]] and a brace against St Helens followed as he found some of the form which helped the Wigan club lift the Super League trophy in 2016. After a resounding victory over St Helens he received the news that his younger brother had died, as the Wigan club gathered around him, he decided to play just days later against [[Wakefield Trinity]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby-league/wigan-warriors/wigan-warriors-star-sarginson-rocked-by-family-tragedy-1-9331520|title=Wigan Warriors star Sarginson rocked by family tragedy|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en}}</ref> After an emotional minutes silence Sarginson helped defeat Wakefield to keep Wigan's unbeaten run going. Sarginson played in the [[2018 Super League Grand Final]] victory over [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] at [[Old Trafford]].<ref name="Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/oct/13/super-league-grand-final-2018-wigan-warriors-v-warrington-wolves-live?page=with:block-5bc1ff43e4b05798be94cc63#liveblog-navigation|title=Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened|publisher=Guardian|date=13 October 2018|access-date=5 November 2019}}</ref> [[File:Dan Sarginson 2019.jpg|thumb|right|Sarginson taking the field for the Wigan Warriors at [[Anfield]] in 2019]]
===Salford Red Devils=== Sarginson signed for Salford for the 2020 season, and would have appeared in the [[2020 Challenge Cup Final]] at Wembley had he not tested positive for [[COVID-19 pandemic in England|COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/sport/salfords-dan-sarginson-ruled-out-of-challenge-cup-final-due-to-coronavirus/|title=Salford's Dan Sarginson ruled out of Challenge Cup final due to coronavirus|website=www.eveningexpress.co.uk|date=16 November 2016 |access-date=10 Dec 2020}}</ref>
==International career== He was part of the [[England national rugby league team|England]] squad for the [[2014 Rugby League Four Nations|2014 Four Nations]] tournament.
Sarginson was selected in England's 24-man squad for the [[2016 Rugby League Four Nations|2016 Four Nations]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
== Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Club !Games !Tries !Points |- |2011 | rowspan="3" |{{leagueicon|london|17}} [[London Broncos]] |8 |5 |20 |- |2012 |19 |5 |20 |- |2013 |22 |6 |24 |- |2014 | rowspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Wigan|17}} [[Wigan Warriors]] |28 |12 |48 |- |2015 |20 |8 |32 |- |2016 |33 |7 |28 |- |2017 |{{Leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans}} [[Gold Coast Titans]] |6 | - | - |- |2018 | rowspan="2" |{{leagueicon|Wigan|17}} [[Wigan Warriors]] | 22 | 6 | 24 |- |2019 |23 |4 |16 |- |2020 | rowspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Salford City|17}} [[Salford Red Devils]] |12 |4 |16 |- |2021 |12 |1 |4 |- |2022 |5 |1 |4 |- | |'''Total''' |210 |'''58''' |'''224''' |}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20170402082104/http://www.titans.com.au/team/profiles/dan_sarginson.html Gold Coast Titans profile] *[http://www.wiganwarriors.com/teams/first-team/dan-sarginson Wigan Warriors profile] *[https://www.superleague.co.uk/player/376/dan-sarginson SL profile] *(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20120219100913/http://www.londonbroncosrl.com/rugby/fixturesandresults/squad_first_xiii.php?player=100733&includeref=dynamic Profile at londonbroncosrl.com] *[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/9473832.stm Gateshead 0-70 Harlequins] *[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/9524761.stm Salford 26-18 Harlequins]
{{Wigan Warriors - 2016 Super League Grand Final winners}} {{Wigan Warriors - 2018 Super League Grand Final winners}} {{England 2014 Rugby League Four Nations squad}} {{England 2016 Rugby League Four Nations squad}}
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