Will Dagger

William Dagger (born 21 February 1999)^[2] is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays fullback, wing, centre, stand-off, scrum-half for York Knights in the RFL Championship.

Will Dagger

Personal information
Full name	William Dagger
Born	(1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 (age 26) Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	11 st 11 lb (75 kg)
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017 Warrington Wolves 4 0 0 0 0 2018–23 Hull Kingston Rovers 51 5 29 1 79 2018(DRTooltip dual registration) → York City Knights 4 3 0 0 12 2018(loan) → Leigh Centurions 4 1 0 0 4 2019(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 4 0 3 0 6 2021(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 5 2 0 0 8 2023 Wakefield Trinity 17 2 29 1 67 2024– York Knights 14 6 50 1 125 Total 103 19 111 3 301
Source: [1] As of 14 December 2024
Spouse	Georgie Dagger ​ (m. 2024)​

He has previously played for the Warrington Wolves, Hull Kingston Rovers and Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. Dagger has spent time on loan from Hull KR at the York City Knights in League 1, and at the Leigh Centurions and Featherstone Rovers in the Championship.

Personal life

Dagger has a son with Georgie Dagger.They married in November 2024.

Background

Dagger was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.^[2]

Playing career

Warrington Wolves (2017)

In 2017, he made his début for the Warrington Wolves against the Castleford Tigers in a 16-36 Super League defeat.^[3]

Hull Kingston Rovers (2018–23)

In October 2017, Dagger signed a three-year contract to play for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.^[4]

On 15 February 2018, he made his Hull Kingston Rovers Super League bow, in a 23-4 victory over the Catalans Dragons.^[5]

Dagger made a total of five appearances for Hull KR in the 2021 Super League season including the club's 28-10 semi-final defeat against Catalans Dragons.^[6][7][8]

York City Knights (Dual Reg)

Dagger occasionally featured for the York City Knights in 2018, as part of Hull Kingston Rovers dual registration partnership with the club.^[9]

Leigh Centurions (loan)

It was revealed on 26 July 2018, that Dagger would spend the remainder of the 2018 rugby league season at the Leigh Centurions, on a loan basis from his parent-club Hull Kingston Rovers.^[10]

Dagger was followed to the Leigh Centurions by two of his current Hull Kingston Rovers teammates in Josh Johnson and Jordan Walne as part of the same loan deal.^[10]

Dagger made his Leigh Centurions début against the Sheffield Eagles on 29 July 2018, in a 34-10 triumph in the Championship league competition.^[11]

Dagger started the game in the fullback position and he recorded a try on his first appearance for the Leigh Centurions.^[11]

Featherstone Rovers (loan)

On 8 June 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone in the RFL Championship on loan.^[12]

Wakefield Trinity

In March 2023, Dagger joined Wakefield Trinity and made his club debut in round 7 of the 2023 Super League season against St. Helens which ended in a 38-0 loss.^[13] In round 18 of the 2023 Super League season, Dagger kicked a drop goal in golden point extra-time which gave Wakefield Trinity a 27-26 upset victory over Wigan.^[14] Dagger played 16 matches for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the RFL Championship which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight.^[15]

York Knights

On 12 October 2023 it was reported that he had returned to play for York Knights on a permanent three-year deal.^[16]