Birth name | Dafydd Wyn Howells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brecon, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Neath Port Talbot College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dafydd Howells (born 22 March 1995) is a Wales international rugby union player. A wing, he plays for Abercrave RFC having previously played for Ospreys, the Dragons regional team and Neath RFC.He retired from rugby shortly after a knee injury in 2024. His current occupation is an employee at Tata Steel steelworks [Port Talbot].
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