Dan Sarginson (born 26 May 1993) is a retired

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and

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footballer who previously played as a or , for the

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. Sarginson played for the

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and the

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over two separate spells in the

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. He has also played for the

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in the

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. On 10 March 2023, Sarginson left

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by mutual agreement. However, an official statement from Salford, did not mention anything as to why he left the club. On 13 March, it was revealed that Sarginson had retired from the sport with immediate effect, to "pursue a new career".

Background

Sarginson was born in

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Career

Early life and career

Sarginson was raised in

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, where he attended Cavendish School, and played for England as a schoolboy. He played for

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at junior level before joining

side Harlequins RL.

London Broncos

Sarginson made his début for Harlequins (now London Broncos) and scored a try in the 70–0 victory over

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in the

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match at

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on Friday 6 May 2011, and made his Super League début for Harlequins and scored two tries in the 18–26 defeat by

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on Friday 1 July 2011. Sarginson was offered a four-year contract by the

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

side, scoring 17 tries. On 18 October 2013,

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announced that they had signed the out-of-contract Sarginson for the 2014 and 2015

seasons.

Wigan Warriors

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

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. Sarginson played in the

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defeat by St. Helens at

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. His injury record improved and he was mainly available for selection during his first spell at Wigan. Sarginson played in the

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victory over

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Gold Coast Titans

On 29 March 2016, Sarginson announced that he would leave the

, and join the

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club, Gold Coast for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He made six appearances for Gold Coast during the

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before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.

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. On his return he was handed the number 3 shirt vacated by

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. 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

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before missing a months of action with an ankle injury a few weeks later. A try against

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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

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

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. After an emotional minutes silence Sarginson helped defeat Wakefield to keep Wigan's unbeaten run going. Sarginson played in the

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victory over

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

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International career

He was part of the

squad for the 2014 Four Nations tournament. Sarginson was selected in England's 24-man squad for the

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Career statistics

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarginson, Dan 1993 births Living people English rugby league players England Knights national rugby league team players England national rugby league team players English people of Australian descent English people of New Zealand descent Australian expatriate rugby league players in England Gold Coast Titans players Hemel Stags players London Broncos players Rugby league centres Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Perth, Western Australia Salford Red Devils players Wigan Warriors players