Danny Levi

Danny Levi
Levi playing for the Knights in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Daniel Levi[1]
Born (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995
Wellington, New Zealand
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– Newcastle Knights 25 2 0 0 8
As of 31 July 2016
Source: [2]

Daniel "Danny" Levi (born 5 December 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays at hooker.

Background

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Levi played his junior rugby league for the Randwick Kingfishers before moving to Australia and playing for the Glenmore Park Brumbies.[3] He was then signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Early career

Midway through the 2013 season, Levi signed with the Newcastle Knights on a  2 1⁄2-year contract effective immediately.[4] From 2013 to 2015, he played for the Knights' NYC team,[5][6] captaining the side in 2014 as an 18-year-old and also in 2015.[7][8] On 2 September 2014, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year.[9] On 24 September 2014, he extended his contract with the Knights from the end of 2015 to the end of 2017.[4] On 18 October 2014, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[10]

2015

On 31 January and 1 February, Levi played for the Knights in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[11] On 2 May, he again played for the Junior Kiwis, coming off the interchange bench in the Kiwis' 22-20 loss to the Junior Kangaroos at Cbus Super Stadium.[1][12][13] In Round 15 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his first-grade debut for the Knights against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, playing off the interchange bench in the Knights' 30-28 loss at Hunter Stadium.[14][15][16] In Round 16 against the Brisbane Broncos, he scored his first NRL career try in the Knights' 44-22 loss at Suncorp Stadium.[17] On 27 August, he extended his contract with the Knights from the end of 2017 to the end of 2018..[18][19] On 14 September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 NYC Team of the Year for a second year in a row.[20] On 27 September, he played at hooker in the Knights' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos.[21][22] He played at hooker again in the following week in the 2015 NRL State Championship Final, a 12-26 loss against the Ipswich Jets.[23] He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 7 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Knights as the club finished last.[24]

2016

In February, Levi played for the Knights in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[25] In May, he was named as 19th man for New Zealand during the 2016 Anzac Test.[26][27] He finished the season having played in 18 matches.[28]

References

  1. 1 2 "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Levi - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1995-12-05. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  3. ↑ "ABOUT US - Penrith Junior Rugby League Club | Glenmore Park Brumbies JRLFC". Brumbiesstampede.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  4. 1 2 "Levi extends Knights contract - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  5. ↑ "L". Nycdatabase.org. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  6. ↑ "NYC and NSW Cup Round 4 teams - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  7. ↑ "Kiwi experience motivates Levi - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  8. ↑ "Knights v Panthers: Five key points". NRL.com. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  9. ↑ Steven Russo (2014-09-02). "Holden Cup Team Of The Year Announced". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  10. ↑ "2014 JUNIOR KIWIS TEAM ANNOUNCED". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  11. ↑ "KNIGHTS NAME 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  12. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  13. ↑ "Junior Roos hold on in thriller". NRL.com. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  14. ↑ "LATE MAIL: Knights v Sharks - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  15. ↑ Keeble, Brett (2015-06-24). "Levi realises his dream | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  16. ↑ "Sharks Beat Knights 30-28 as Ben Barba Puts in Impressive Cameo". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  17. ↑ "Live NRL: Brisbane Broncos v Newcastle Knights". Smh.com.au. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  18. ↑ "Levi and Cogger extend contracts | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  19. ↑ "Knights Re-Sign Levi, Cogger". Rugby League Week. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  20. ↑ "2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  21. ↑ "VB NSW Cup Grand Final Team List". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  22. ↑ Brett Keeble. "Newcastle Knights extend Clint Newton's career with NSW Cup win over Wyong Roos". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  23. ↑ Brett Keeble (2015-10-04). "Ipswich Jets shoot down Newcastle Knights to win NRL State Championship Final". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  24. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  25. ↑ "Knights Announce Nines Squad - Rugby League Week". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  26. ↑ "Bromwich to lead new-look Kiwis". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  27. ↑ "Warriors hooker Issac Luke dropped from Kiwis, Storm prop Jesse Bromwich named captain". Stuff.co.nz. 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  28. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-09-04.

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