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| Born | 5 July 1997 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 9 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darnell McIntosh (born 5 July 1997) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or fullback for Leigh Leopards in the Super League.[3]
He has spent time on loan from Huddersfield at Oldham (Heritage № 1363) in the Kingstone Press Championship in both 2016 and 2017.
Background[edit]
McIntosh was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. He is of Grenadian heritage.
Darnell is a product of the Giants' scholarship system [4] and was called up to the England Knights squad along with 3 other Giants players in 2019 [5]
Career[edit]
Huddersfield Giants[edit]
McIntosh spent time on loan at the Oldham in 2016. In round 3 of the 2021 Super League season, he scored two tries for Huddersfield in a 25-24 loss against Hull Kingston Rovers.[6]
Hull FC[edit]
In round 11 of the 2022 Super League season, he scored a hat-trick in Hull F.C.'s 48-12 win over Toulouse Olympique.[7] In round 1 of the 2023 Super League season, McIntosh scored two tries for Hull F.C. against Castleford which ended in a 32-30 victory.[8] McIntosh played a total of 21 games for Hull F.C. for in the Super League XXVIII season and scored ten tries as the club finished 10th on the table.[9]
Leigh Leopards[edit]
On 23 Apr 24 it was confirmed that he had signed Leigh Leopards, in a swap deal with Tom Briscoe.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Oldham 'hopeful' over new additions". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants - Rugby Super League".
- ^ https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants/huddersfield-giants-quartet-are-selected-for-england-knights-squad-1-9674104 [dead link]
- ^ "Hull Kingston Rovers 25-24 Huddersfield Giants - Hull KR score seven-second try". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Super League: Hull FC 48-12 Toulouse - Hat-tricks for Darnell McIntosh & Connor Wynne". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Super League: Hull FC 32-30 Castleford Tigers - Away side fall just short of remarkable fightback". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Hull FC highs and lows as mid-season resurgence not enough to prevent drop-off". www.hulldailymail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Hull FC and Leigh Leopards complete player swap deal". Total RL. 23 April 2024.