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Dane Chisholm
Personal information
Born (1990-07-04) 4 July 1990 (age 34)
Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Rugby league
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011 Melbourne Storm 1 0 0 0 0
2015(loan) → Hull Kingston Rovers 7 3 0 0 12
2016 Bradford Bulls 11 9 6 1 49
2017 Sheffield Eagles 7 2 3 0 14
2017–19 Bradford Bulls 32 19 129 4 338
2019(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 4 4 21 0 58
2019–22 Featherstone Rovers 38 25 142 4 388
2022(loan) → London Broncos 3 1 7 0 18
2022–23 Keighley Cougars 24 7 35 3 101
2023 Featherstone Rovers 6 3 2 0 16
Total 133 73 345 12 994
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011 France 4 3 0 0 12
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 Manly Marlins
Source: [1][2][3]
FatherRick Chisholm
RelativesWayne Chisholm (uncle)

Dane Chisholm (born 4 July 1990) is a retired French-Australian international rugby league footballer who last played as a scrum-half for the Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.[4]

He previously played for the Sheffield Eagles and the Melbourne Storm and the Bradford Bulls and the Hull Kingston Rovers and the Keighley Cougars.

Background

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Chisholm was born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

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Melbourne Storm

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After playing for junior club Mullumbimby Giants, Chisholm was a part of the under 18s NRRRL premiership win in 2008 for the Giants.

Chisholm playing for Melbourne in 2010

Chisholm signed with Melbourne Storm and was called into their under-20s side. He played in the Storm's Toyota Cup win over Wests Tigers in the 2009 Grand Final.[5]

Chisholm made his NRL debut for Melbourne in round 10 of the 2011 NRL season against Canberra.[6]

Wests Tigers

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In November 2011, Chisholm signed to play for Wests Tigers in the 2012 NRL season.[7] He failed to make an appearance in first grade, playing for feeder team Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers and was a member of the side that lost the NSW Cup grand final.[8]

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

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Chisholm signed for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the 2013 NRL season.[citation needed]

Manly Marlins

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In 2014 he made the switch to Rugby Union signing with Manly Marlins in the Shute Shield.[9]

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

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Chisholm was on a loan deal from the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs until the end of the 2015 season.

Hull Kingston Rovers

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He made his debut for Hull Kingston Rovers, in the final game of the First Utility Super League season, against reigning Super League Champions, St Helens. He then went on to play six out of seven games, in the Super 8s Qualifiers. In total, he made seven appearances, scoring on three occasions for Rovers.[citation needed]

Bradford Bulls

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Chisholm signed a one-and-a-half-year deal to play for RFL Championship side Bradford.[citation needed]

2016 – 2016 Season

Chisholm featured in Round 21 against Whitehaven to Round 23 against Featherstone Rovers. Chisholm played in the Championship Shield Game 1 against Whitehaven to Game 5 Swinton then in Game 7 Sheffield to the final against Sheffield.

2017 – 2017 Season

After spending the start of 2017 with Sheffield, Chisholm returned to Bradford. He featured in Round 15 against Hull Kingston Rovers. However he suffered a season ending injury. Chisholm signed a two-year extension with Bradford at the end of the season.

2018 – 2018 Season

Chisholm played in Round 2 against the London Skolars to Round 22 against Workington Town then in Round 24 West Wales Raiders to Final Workington Town. He also featured in the 2018 Challenge Cup in Round 3 against the West Wales Raiders to Round 4 Hunslet R.L.F.C. At the end of the season he signed a one-year extension with the Bradford side.

2019 – 2019 Season

Chisholm featured in the pre-season friendlies against York, Huddersfield and the Toronto Wolfpack. Chisholm played in Round 1 match against Featherstone to Round 2 against Swinton then in Round 4 against York. Chisholm was sent on loan to Featherstone Rovers for the remainder of the season, after a fall out with club coach John Kear. He then signed with Featherstone on a permanent basis until the end of the 2019 season.

Featherstone Rovers

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In 2019 Chisholm signed for Featherstone Rovers[10]

Chisholm playing for Featherstone in 2019

He played for Featherstone in the club's 2021 Million Pound Game loss against Toulouse Olympique.[11]

In June 2023 Chisholm rejoined Featherstone Rovers, after playing two seasons at Keighley Cougars. In January 2024 he announced his retirement from professional rugby league[12]

Statistics

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Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

Season Appearance Tries Goals D/G Points
2016 Bradford 11 9 6 1 49
2017 Bradford 1 1 0 1 5
2018 Bradford 28 19 128 4 334
2019 Bradford 3 1 8 1 21
2019 Featherstone 4 4 21 0 58

International

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In 2010, Chisholm was named in the French preliminary squad for the 2010 European Cup. Chisholm qualifies for the French side because of his mother and grandparents.[13] He played 4 games for France in 2011, debuting at fullback in France's loss to the England Knights. He also scored 3 tries in France's 42–10 victory over Scotland.[14]

Family

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Rick, Dane's father, played in 30 first-grade matches for Manly and Newtown in the early 1980s.[7][15] His uncle Wayne Chisholm played over 100 games with South Sydney. Dane has since gone on to start a family of his own, he has a little girl named Nyah Kiki a boy named Kai Ricky after his late father & wife Chelsey.

References

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  1. ^ "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Great Dane signs for Sheffield following Bulls exit". Telegraph & Argus. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ^ Toyota Cup Results [permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Player Profile". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Sydney Roosters Chairman Nick Politis Chasing Manly Stars Glenn And Brett Stewart". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.
  8. ^ Wayne Cousins (30 September 2012). "Tigers go down fighting to Jets in NSW Cup Grand Final". weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Ex-Sea Eagle Dane Chisholm impresses in top grade for Marlins". Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  10. ^ "ROVERS SIGN DANE CHISHOLM". featherstonerovers.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Toulouse promoted to Super League after beating Featherstone". Sky Sports.
  12. ^ "Championship veteran Dane Chisholm announces retirement: 'What a ride that was'". Love Rugby League. 10 January 2024.
  13. ^ Ian Laybourn. "Chisolm Earns France Call". "Sporting Life". Retrieved 16 September 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ "RLEF". Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  15. ^ "Rick Chisholm: Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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