Danny Moore
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Danny Moore is an Australian former rugby league
footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A national and state representative player, his club career was played principally with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
in Sydney.
. He was switched to the centres at the start of 1993 season and became a regular first grader.
He was in the centres in the Manly side which contested and lost the 1995 Grand Final to Canterbury
and the following year won a premiership playing on the wing in the Sea Eagles team which defeated St George in the Grand Final. In 1997 his season ended with a crunch in the last-minute loss to Newcastle Knights
in the ARL grand final.
Moore played for Wigan
in 1998-99 before shifting to the London Broncos for the 2000 English season. His final season was in 2001 when he played two first grade games for the North Queensland Cowboys
debut for Queensland
as a centre. He played in all three games of that series
.
In 1995 Moore was called into the Australian Test team as a reserve for the First Test of the Trans-Tasman series. He then took his place in the centres in the Second Test against New Zealand
following the suspension of team-mate Terry Hill
in a club match and scored a try in Australia's 46-10 win in the Third Test.
The same year Moore was chosen in Australia's World Cup
squad. He made just one tournament appearance - a two-try effort in the 86-0 drubbing of South Africa.
He was selected at the State of Origin level again in 1997
when he played in game I on the wing.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A national and state representative player, his club career was played principally with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
in Sydney.
Club career
A Townsville junior, Moore's early career was in the forwards and joined Manly as a lock forward where he made his first grade debut in the round 7 clash of 1991 against the Parramatta EelsParramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
. He was switched to the centres at the start of 1993 season and became a regular first grader.
He was in the centres in the Manly side which contested and lost the 1995 Grand Final to Canterbury
Canterbury Bulldogs
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...
and the following year won a premiership playing on the wing in the Sea Eagles team which defeated St George in the Grand Final. In 1997 his season ended with a crunch in the last-minute loss to Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
in the ARL grand final.
Moore played for Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
in 1998-99 before shifting to the London Broncos for the 2000 English season. His final season was in 2001 when he played two first grade games for the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
Representative career
Moore rode the crest of Manly's 15-match winning sequence in 1995 and made his State of OriginRugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
debut for Queensland
Queensland rugby league team
The Queensland rugby league team have represented the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1908...
as a centre. He played in all three games of that series
1995 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 1995 State of Origin series was the 14th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches contested between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was played under 'State of Origin' selection rules...
.
In 1995 Moore was called into the Australian Test team as a reserve for the First Test of the Trans-Tasman series. He then took his place in the centres in the Second Test against New Zealand
New Zealand national rugby league team
The New Zealand national rugby league team has represented New Zealand in rugby league football since intercontinental competition began for the sport in 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name...
following the suspension of team-mate Terry Hill
Terry Hill
Terry Hill is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played in the National Rugby League competition primarily in the centres...
in a club match and scored a try in Australia's 46-10 win in the Third Test.
The same year Moore was chosen in Australia's World Cup
Rugby League World Cup
The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league competition contested by members of the Rugby League International Federation . It has been held nearly once every 4 years on average since its inaugural tournament in France in 1954...
squad. He made just one tournament appearance - a two-try effort in the 86-0 drubbing of South Africa.
He was selected at the State of Origin level again in 1997
1997 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 1997 Rugby league State of Origin series was the 16th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches contested between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was played under 'State of Origin' selection rules...
when he played in game I on the wing.