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Darnell McIntosh

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Darnell McIntosh
Personal information
Born (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27)
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–21 Huddersfield Giants 99 46 12 0 208
2016(loan) Oldham 1 0 0 0 0
2017(loan) Oldham 1 1 0 0 4
2022–24 Hull FC 53 23 17 0 124
2024– Leigh Leopards 12 5 11 0 42
Total 166 75 40 0 378
Source: [1][2]
As of 15 Jul 2024

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 in the Kingstone Press Championship in both 2016 and 2017.

Background

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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

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Huddersfield Giants

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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

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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

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On 23 Apr 24 it was confirmed that he had signed Leigh Leopards, in a swap deal with Tom Briscoe.[10]

References

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  1. ^ loverugbyleague
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ "Oldham 'hopeful' over new additions". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Huddersfield Giants - Rugby Super League".
  5. ^ https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants/huddersfield-giants-quartet-are-selected-for-england-knights-squad-1-9674104 [dead link]
  6. ^ "Hull Kingston Rovers 25-24 Huddersfield Giants - Hull KR score seven-second try". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Super League: Hull FC 48-12 Toulouse - Hat-tricks for Darnell McIntosh & Connor Wynne". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Super League: Hull FC 32-30 Castleford Tigers - Away side fall just short of remarkable fightback". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Hull FC and Leigh Leopards complete player swap deal". Total RL. 23 April 2024.
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