Daniel Spencer-Tonks
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| Full name | Daniel Spencer-Tonks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1995 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 9 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Spencer-Tonks is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Whitehaven RLFC in the RFL League 1.
Playing career
[edit]Salford Red Devils
[edit]In September 2022 Spencer-Tonks made his Salford debut in the Super League against the Warrington Wolves.[2]
Swinton Lions
[edit]On 23 October 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Swinton in the RFL Championship.[3]
Rochdale Hornets
[edit]On 12 June 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Rochdale in the RFL League 1 on a one-year deal.[4]
On 21 November 2024 it was reported that he had left Rochdale alongside seven others departing the club.[5]
Whitehaven RLFC (re-join)
[edit]On 9 June 2025 it was reported that he had signed for Whitehaven RLFC in the RFL League 1[6]
Doping ban
[edit]Spencer-Tonks served a four year ban from 2015 to 2019 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for stanozolol.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Salford Red Devils 14 Warrington Wolves 32
- ^ "SPENCER-TONKS TO BOOST LIONS' FORWARD LINE!". Swinton Lions RLFC. 23 Oct 2023.
- ^ "Powerhouse forward Daniel Spencer-Tonks joins Hornets". Rochdale Hornets. 12 Jun 2024. Retrieved 24 Nov 2024.
- ^ Ben Olawumi (21 Nov 2024). "Former Salford Red Devils ace headlines octet of departures from League 1 club". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 24 Nov 2024.
- ^ James Gordon (9 Jun 2025). "'I didn't think I'd play again': Forward finds home with Whitehaven after four-year drugs ban". Total RL.
- ^ "All Golds star Daniel Spencer-Tonks given four-year ban". Sky Sports. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Doping in rugby is widespread - banned Daniel Spencer-Tonks". BBC News. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "UK National Anti-doping Programme - Results Quarter 2 2015/16" (PDF). UKAD. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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