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Tom Danter -

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Tom Danter
Date Of Birth01/12/1922
Place Of BirthBridgend
ClubsHull Kingston Rovers, Dewsbury Rams, Hull FC, Cardiff, Bridgend Ravens
HonoursWales RL
Born in Bridgend, Porthcawl prop Tommy Danter had a trial for Cardiff at the start of the 1948-9 season. On Saturday 4th September 1946 he played for Bridgend and a couple of days later he was in the Cardiff side that played against Northampton. He turned out for Bridgend on a number of occasions over the next few weeks, but at the end of October he joined rugby league side Hull. After a few seasons at Hull (for whom he appeared 77 times) he joined Dewsbury. In seven seasons at Crown Flatt he appeared 167 times, scoring eight tries and in 1956 moved back to Hull – this time with Hull Kingston Rovers. Danter was selected for Wales RL on five occasions, but only winning four caps as he missed one game through an untimely suspension..

He passed away in Newport in September 1980 aged 57. 
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
1948-1949 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Ebbw Vale 8 7 0 1 279 120 42
Llandovery 9 7 0 2 297 249 39
Carmarthen Quins 9 6 0 3 203 203 29
Cardiff 8 4 0 4 246 227 27
Swansea 9 4 1 4 215 239 25
Newport 9 4 0 5 222 212 24
Aberavon 9 4 0 5 239 293 21
RGC 1404 9 2 0 7 276 304 18
Bridgend Ravens 9 2 1 6 226 322 17
Pontypool 9 3 0 6 186 220 16