Daniel Abraham (rugby league)

Daniel Abraham
Born	(1981-03-11) March 11, 1981 Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Rugby league footballer (retired)
Years active	2000–2012
Known for	Playing for Newcastle Knights and North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL

Daniel Abraham (born 11 March 1981) is a retired Australian professional rugby league athlete who competed for the Newcastle Knights and North Queensland Cowboys within the National Rugby League. His main positions on the field were lock and second-row.

Background

Hailing from Belmont, New South Wales, Abraham developed his early rugby league skills playing for the Booragul-Teralba Bears and Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils at junior level before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. He is of Jewish heritage.

Playing career

Abraham's first appearance in the NRL occurred during Round 9 of the 2000 NRL season representing the Knights against the Penrith Panthers. After participating in 15 NRL matches, he was a substitute in Newcastle's triumph over the Parramatta Eels in the 2001 NRL Grand Final. He then featured as a second-row forward in Newcastle's defeat to the Bradford Bulls during the 2002 World Club Challenge. Abraham spent the 2008 season with the North Queensland Cowboys.

In 2009, he competed with the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup, accumulating 162 points before departing that year. The following year, he returned to Newcastle to join the Knights' NSW Cup reserve squad, the Central Coast Centurions. Abraham captained his junior club, Kurri Kurri, throughout 2011 and 2012. In September 2012, he made a short comeback to play for Newcastle Knights' NSW Cup side in a qualifying final against the North Sydney Bears.

Representative career

Abraham earned selection for the Country Origin rugby league team during both 2003 and 2004.

External links

• rleague.com Profile