Danny McGuire

Danny McGuire
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Phillip McGuire[1]
Born (1982-12-06) 6 December 1982 (age 41)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Weight13 st 12 lb (88 kg)[2]
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–17 Leeds Rhinos 426 267 0 7 1075
2018–19 Hull Kingston Rovers 45 9 1 4 42
Total 471 276 1 11 1117
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–07 Great Britain 12 5 1 0 22
2008–09 England 7 4 0 0 16
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2022 Hull Kingston Rovers (interim) 9 4 0 5 44
2025– Castleford Tigers 0 0 0 0
Total 9 4 0 5 44
Source: [3][4][5]
As of 25 October 2024

Daniel Phillip McGuire (born 6 December 1982) is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer who is the head coach of the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

He played as a scrum-half or stand-off and spent the majority of his professional career with the Leeds Rhinos, winning a total of eight Super League Championships, two Challenge Cups, three World Club Challenge Championships and three League Leaders' Shields. He made over 400 appearances for the club between 2001 and 2017, before spending two seasons at Hull Kingston Rovers at the end of his playing career.

McGuire also played for Great Britain and England at international level, and represented England at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

McGuire was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy in two Grand Finals, one of only three men to do so, alongside his former team-mates Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow. McGuire was also the first player to score 200 tries in the Super League and he became the highest try-scorer in the competition's history in 2012, surpassing his former team-mate, Keith Senior.

Upon retirement, McGuire moved into the role of assistant coach at Hull Kingston Rovers. He worked under Tony Smith and later Willie Peters, as well as taking interim charge prior to Peters' arrival. Having joined the Castleford Tigers ahead of 2024, he worked as assistant coach to Craig Lingard for one season before becoming head coach from 2025.

  1. ^ "Daniel Phillip McGuire". Companies House. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Danny McGuire Player Profile". Super League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Coaching Career Statistics". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Playing Career Statistics". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Player Summary: Danny McGuire". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 10 November 2024.