Daniel Phillip McGuire was born on 6 December 1982 and is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a scrum-half or stand-off, and is currently the interim head-coach of Hull Kingston Rovers.
26 Facts About Danny McGuire
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Danny McGuire spent the majority of his professional career playing for Leeds Rhinos, winning a total of eight Super League Championships, two Challenge Cups, three World Club Challenge Championships and three League Leaders' Shields.
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Danny McGuire made over 400 appearances for the club between 2001 and 2017, before spending two seasons at Hull Kingston Rovers at the end of his playing career.
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Danny McGuire played for Great Britain and England at international level, and represented England at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
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Danny McGuire was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy in two Grand Finals, one of only three men to do so, alongside his former team-mates Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow.
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Danny McGuire was the first player to score 200 tries in the Super League and he became the highest try-scorer in the competition's history in 2012, surpassing his former team-mate, Keith Senior.
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Danny McGuire impressed for the academy side and made his debut for the Leeds Rhinos' first-grade team at Headingley Stadium, against the Salford City Reds on 6 July 2001.
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Danny McGuire ended 2004's Super League IX having scored 39 tries in all competitions, including a Super League record of five in one match against the Widnes Vikings.
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Danny McGuire finished with one fewer than the Super League's top try scorer, Bradford Bulls' Lesley Vainikolo.
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The Leeds Rhinos won the 2004 League Leaders' Shield, with Danny McGuire playing a pivotal role in their accomplishment.
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McGuire played at halfback in the Leeds Rhinos' 2004 Super League Grand Final victory against the Bradford Bulls, with Danny scoring a try, a game which ended the Leeds Rhinos' 32-year wait for the Championship.
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Danny McGuire played for the Leeds Rhinos in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final from the interchange bench, in their loss against Hull FC McGuire suffered a defeat in the 2005 Super League Grand Final, which was a rematch of the 2004 Final against the Bradford Bulls.
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Danny McGuire won his second League Leaders' Shield in 2009 with the Leeds Rhinos.
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Danny McGuire excelled though, scoring 27 tries in 32 games, his equal best since his excellent 2004 season.
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Danny McGuire played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.
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Danny McGuire's season ended in controversy though, during the Leeds Rhinos' win in their first play-off match against the eventual champions the Wigan Warriors.
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Danny McGuire played at stand-off for the Leeds Rhinos in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Wembley Stadium.
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Danny McGuire tasted victory in the 2012 Super League Grand Final against the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.
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Danny McGuire played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Wembley Stadium.
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Danny McGuire signed a two-year deal to play for Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2018 and 2019 Super League seasons.
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Danny McGuire scored his first try for Hull Kingston Rovers against the Huddersfield Giants, in round 5 of the 2018's Super League XXIII.
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In pre-season ahead of the start of the 2019's Super League XXIV, Danny McGuire announced that the 2019 campaign would be his last as a player as he revealed his intentions to retire at the end of that same year.
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Danny McGuire made his debut off the bench in Great Britain's first game defeat by Australia.
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In 2008, Danny McGuire was named along with seven Leeds Rhinos' teammates, in England's and former Leeds Rhinos Head Coach Tony Smith's 24-man squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
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Danny McGuire started his first game of the tournament against New Zealand in the semi-final.
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In July 2022, Danny McGuire became interim head coach following the departure of Smith.