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| Full name | Daniel David Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Talbot, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ysgol Ystalyfera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Edwards (born 7 May 2003) is a Welsh rugby union fly-half who plays for the Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship. [1] [2]
He began his career at Cwmafan RFC, he also played for Swansea Valley U15 team in the Dewar Shield. [3] He joined the Ospreys in 2021, while at the URC side he also went and played for Aberavon RFC and Swansea RFC. [4] [5] [6] At the end of the 2021-22 season at Aberavon he won the Young Player of the Year award as well as the gong for the Most Improved Player. [7]
After being named on the bench against Glasgow Warriors in Round 4 of the URC but not featuring, Edwards went on the make his debut in Round 6 scoring a try against the Scarlets.
He made his debut for the Welsh under-20 side in the first round of the 2022 U20 Six Nations, starting at Fly-half against Ireland. He started all of Wales' games in the 2023 U20 Six Nations, and played in the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship. [8] [9]
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