Dan Biggar
| Full name | Daniel Rhys Biggar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Morriston, Swansea, Wales | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb) | ||
| School | Gowerton Comprehensive School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007–2008 | Swansea | 13 | (129) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007– | Ospreys | 169 | (1765) |
| correct as of 23 May 2015. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2008 2008– |
Wales U16 Wales U20 Wales |
9 39 |
(37) (209) |
| correct as of 17 October 2015. | |||
Daniel "Dan" Biggar (born 16 October 1989, in Morriston, Swansea) is a Welsh international rugby union outside-half who plays club rugby for the Ospreys. A former Wales age grades international, including Under-20, in October 2008 he was selected for the Wales national rugby union team squad for the 2008 Autumn Internationals series, making his debut at age 19 against Canada on 18 November. He is the youngest player to reach 100 games for the Ospreys.
On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35-man Wales national squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.[1] After 18 months in the wilderness, including missing the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Biggar was recalled for the 2012 Welsh squad after a run of good form with the Ospreys. This form was topped off by the match-winning conversion from the touchline in the 2012 RaboDirect Pro12 Final, as well as a number of man-of-the-match performances in the run-in at the end of the season. Biggar finally got his chance in the Welsh number 10 shirt in the victorious 2013 RBS Six Nations Championship campaign, starting all five games at fly half, thanks to a Rhys Priestland injury. Biggar impressed many, capping off the season with a drop goal, conversion and penalty in the Championship decider against England. He continued his good run of form into the 2013-14 season, his performances for the Ospreys earning him a call-up for the 2013 Autumn Internationals, in which he started against Australia and Argentina, scoring a try against the former. He played three games during the 2014 Six Nations, coming on as a substitute for Rhys Priestland against France and England and starting against Scotland. In June 2014 Biggar started two tests against South Africa, impressing many with his performance in the narrow 31-30 second test defeat, despite being yellow-carded. Biggar cemented his place as the Wales starting fly-half during the 2014 Autumn Internationals, starting three out of the four tests. He received many plaudits for his world-class performances, as well as receiving the man-of-the-match award against South Africa in the famous 12-6 victory.[2] Biggar starred in all of Wales' 2015 RBS Six Nations matches, impressing many with his kicking game and scoring his first Welsh try vs France.
Just like Jonny Wilkinson, Biggar has his own routine before kicking goals, which fans now call "The Biggarena" after Los Del Rio's 1995 smash hit, Macarena.[3]
Welsh caps[edit]
| Cap Number | Date | Team | Position | Shirt Number | Home or Away | Venue | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 2008 | Fly-Half | 21 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Won | 34–13 | |
| 2 | 30 May 2009 | Fly-Half | 10 | Away | York Stadium, Toronto | Won | 23–32 | |
| 3 | 6 June 2009 | Fly-Half | 21 | Away | Chicago | Won | 15–48 | |
| 4 | 13 November 2009 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Won | 17–13 | |
| 5 | 19 June 2010 | Fly-Half | 21 | Away | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Lost | 42–9 | |
| 6 | 26 June 2010 | Fly-Half | 10 | Away | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | Lost | 29–10 | |
| 7 | 6 November 2010 | Fly-Half | 21 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Lost | 16–25 | |
| 8 | 19 November 2010 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Draw | 16–16 | |
| 9 | 3 December 2011 | Fly-Half | 21 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Lost | 18–24 | |
| 10 | 2 June 2012 | Barbarians | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Won | 30–21 |
| 11 | 16 November 2012 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Lost | 19–26 | |
| 12 | 2 February 2013 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Lost | 22–30 | |
| 13 | 9 February 2013 | Fly-Half | 10 | Away | Stade de France, Saint Denis | Won | 6–16 | |
| 14 | 23 February 2013 | Fly-Half | 10 | Away | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | Won | 9–26 | |
| 15 | 9 March 2013 | Fly-Half | 10 | Away | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Won | 28–18 | |
| 16 | 16 March 2013 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Won | 30-3 | |
| 17 | 8 June 2013 | Fly-Half | 10 | Away | Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka | Won | 18-22 | |
| 18 | 15 June 2013 | Fly-Half | 10 | Away | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo | Lost | 23-8 | |
| 19 | 16 November 2013 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Won | 40-6 | |
| 20 | 30 November 2013 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Lost | 26-30 | |
| 21 | 21 February 2014 | Fly-Half | 22 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Won | 27-6 | |
| 22 | 9 March 2014 | Fly-Half | 22 | Away | Twickenham Stadium, London | Lost | 29-18 | |
| 23 | 15 March 2014 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Won | 51-3 | |
| 24 | 14 June 2014 | Fly-Half | 10 | Away | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | Lost | 38-16 | |
| 25 | 21 June 2014 | Fly-Half | 10 | Away | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit | Lost | 31-30 | |
| 26 | 8 November 2014 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Lost | 28-33 | |
| 27 | 22 November 2014 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Lost | 16-34 | |
| 28 | 29 November 2014 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Won | 12-6 | |
| 29 | 6 February 2015 | Fly-Half | 10 | Home | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Lost | 16-21 | |
| 30 | 15 February 2015 | Fly-Half | 10 | Away | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Won | 26-24 | |
| 31 | 28 February 2015 | Fly-Half | 10 | Away | Stade de France, Paris | Won | 20-13 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Wales 2010 Six Nations Squad". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wales 12-6 South Africa: Howley hails 'outstanding' Dan Biggar". BBC Sport.
- ^ Edwards, Tom (29 September 2015). "'The Biggarena!' Wales fly-half's pre-kick dance becomes minor internet sensation". Telegraph UK. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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