Daniel "Danny" Hurcombe (14 November 1896 – 19 March 1965) was a Welsh

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, and professional

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footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for

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, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

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and

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, and at club level for

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and

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, as a , or .

Playing career

Hurcombe initially played club level rugby union for

. From 29 November 1919 Hurcombe played for English

club, Wigan. Hurcombe was selected to go on the

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of Australia and New Zealand. He won

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s for

(RL) while at Wigan in 1920 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand, in 1922 against Australia, and in 1924 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), and he won 6 caps for

in 1921–1926 while at Wigan. Hurcombe made his début for

in the 0–11 defeat by

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at Lowerhouse Lane,

on Saturday 29 November 1919, and he scored his first try for Wigan in the 18–8 victory over

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on Thursday 25 December 1919. Hurcombe played in

's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1920–21 season, 1922–23 season, 1923–24 season and 1925–26 season. Hurcombe played , in

's 20–2 victory over

in the

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Final during the 1922–23 season at

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on Saturday 25 November 1922. and played in

's 11–15 defeat by Swinton in the 1925 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1925–26 season at

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, Broughton on Wednesday 9 December 1925. Hurcombe played in

's victories as league leaders during the 1923–24 season and 1925–26 season, but he did not play in the

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finals during the 1921–22 season and 1925–26 season, it is not known whether he played in the

Final during the 1923–24 season. Hurcombe played , in

's 21–4 victory over

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in the 1924 Challenge Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at

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on Saturday 12 April 1924. Hurcombe scored his last try for Wigan in the 10–5 victory over

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on Saturday 2 January 1926, and he played his last Match for

in the 4–0 victory over

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on Saturday 23 January 1926.

References

External links

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