Keegan Daniel
| Birth name | Keegan Rhys Daniel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 March 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | East London, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dale College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keegan Rhys Daniel (born 5 March 1985) is a South African rugby union player.
Born in the rural farming town of Humansdorp, Daniel started his education at Gonubie Primary before moving off to one of South Africa’s best known rugby nurseries, Dale College Boy's High School.
Daniel played Craven Week for the Border rugby team in 2003 and was recruited afterwards by the Natal Rugby Academy.
Daniel came onto the provincial scene in the Super Rugby competition which earned him a place in the South African under 21 team. Daniel played well in the tournament with the South African under 21 team at the IRB u21 World Cup in France where South Africa lost in the final. He was nominated for player of the tournament and went on to claim the South African u21 player of the year for 2006. He has the ability to play flanker, wing, fly-half and fullback because of his blistering speed and good kicking ability.
Since then, Daniel has starred for the Sharks at Super Rugby level.[1] In the 2008 season he earned man of the match awards in consecutive games against 2007 winners the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the high-flying Auckland Blues, scoring 3 tries in the process. His first try against the Blues came after just 16 seconds in the game - a record at Super 14 level.
On 30 October, Keegen was selected to tour with the Springboks in their November tour of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. He was not selected as a part of the initial squad of 39 but was later added after his performances in the Currie Cup semi-final and final.
On the 16th of Janiuary 2012, Sharks' coach John Plumtree appointed Daniel Sharks captain for the 2012 Super XV season. Bismarck du Plesis who was widely anticipated to be appointed captain was made vice captain.
Twice a Currie Cup winner with the Natal Sharks in 2008 and 2010, Daniel was due to play his 100th Currie Cup games against the Blue Bulls on 4 October 2013.
Notes
- ^ Keegan Daniel rugby profile SkySports.com
References
- Use dmy dates from May 2012
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Natal Sharks players
- Sharks (rugby union) players
- 1985 births
- People from East London, Eastern Cape
- People from the Eastern Cape
- White South African people
- South African people of British descent
- Living people