Date of birth | 4 October 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Leeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Daly is an Australian former rugby union player. He played his club rugby for various clubs including Glasgow Warriors, Worcester Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons.
Scottish-Qualified as both his parents are Scottish, [1] Daly had a training contract with the New South Wales Waratahs [2] when he decided to move to Scotland to play rugby, in the home city of his parents. [3]
He signed for Glasgow Warriors in 2002 making his debut in the pre-season match against Harlequins. He played 4 matches in the Celtic League in the 2002–03 season, [4] 2 in the 2002-03 Scottish Inter-District Championship and 1 in the Heineken Cup.
He moved from Glasgow to sign for the Worcester Warriors [5] in England before moving to Italian side Viadana. [6]
He signed for Newport Gwent Dragons in 2006 but retired at the end of the 2007–08 season. [7]
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