Will Kelly

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Will Kelly
Birth nameWilliam Kelly
Date of birth (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 22)
Place of birth Wales
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
University McMaster University
Rugby union career
Current team Dragons
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2018
2019–
Canada U20
Canada
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1
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Will Kelly (born 5 August 1997) is a Canadian rugby union player who plays in the Pro14 for Welsh side the Dragons as a fly-half.

Rugby union Team sport, code of rugby football

Rugby union, widely known simply as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts at each end.

Pro14 annual rugby union competition

The Pro14 is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa and Wales. The league is one of the three major professional leagues in Europe, the most successful European teams from which go forward to compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup, the pan-European championship which replaced the Heineken Cup after the 2013–14 season.

Dragons (rugby union) one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales

Dragons are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They are owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and play their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport and at other grounds around the region. They play in the Pro14 league, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the European Rugby Champions Cup/European Rugby Challenge Cup. The region they represent covers an area of southeast Wales including Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen with a total population approaching 600,000 and they are affiliated with a number of semi-professional and amateur clubs throughout the area, including Welsh Premier Division sides Bedwas RFC, Cross Keys RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC and Newport RFC.

Kelly made his debut for the Canadian national side in 2019 [1] having previously played for the Dragons academy, Cross Keys and the Dragons U23 side.

Cross Keys RFC sports club

Cross Keys RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union, and is a feeder club for the Dragons regional team.

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References

  1. "Opinion - Will Kelly to make debut for Canada's national rugby team". The Spec. 21 January 2019.