Danny Bridge (born 4 January 1993) is an

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international

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footballer who plays for

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in League 1.

Background

Bridge was born in

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, England. He is the younger brother of

Chris Bridge Chris Bridge (5 July 1984) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the Bradford Bulls, Warrington Wolves and the Widnes Vikings in the Super League, and on loan from Warring ...

. He was suspended from playing in 2020 after testing positive for cocaine, however it was reported on 14 Jan 2021 that his ban had been reduced due to a WADA rule change.

Club career

Bridge started his career at Waterhead before joining

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Ru ...

in 2009. He played for the club's academy sides, but left the club in July 2011 when he was signed by

Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Warringto ...

for an undisclosed fee.

Loan at Bradford

Bridge was loaned to the

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...

at the start of the 2014 season for a month. He re-signed for another month once his current loan deal expired. During April he signed on a season long loan for Bradford. He featured in Round 1 (

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

) to Round 7 (

Widnes Vikings The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the RFL Championship, Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at DCBL Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twe ...

). Bridge then featured in Round 9 (

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at Headingley Rugby Stadium, AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby lea ...

). On 23 April, Bridge was 'recalled' back to his home-town club Warrington.

International career

Bridge represented England at under-15 and under-18 level. He was part of the

squad at the

2013 Rugby League World Cup The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth World Cup for men’s national rugby league teams. It took place between the 26 October and 30 November and was hosted by England and Wales (although some games were played in France and Ire ...

. Bridge represented Ireland at the

2015 European Cup The 2015 Rugby League European Championship was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place between 16 October and 7 November in Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland. Scotland were the defending champions. Four t ...

. In 2016 he was called up to the

squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.

References

External links

Oldham profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bridge, Danny 1993 births Living people Bradford Bulls players Doping cases in rugby league English people of Irish descent English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Ireland national rugby league team players Irish rugby league players Oldham R.L.F.C. players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league players from Oldham Rugby league second-rows Swinton Lions players Warrington Wolves players