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A record 33 Welsh Olympians represented Team GB at Paris 2024 - the largest Welsh contingent at an Olympics. And those Welsh Olympians bagged a record 13-medal haul, including three golds, three ...
In November 2008, Shane Williams and Ryan Jones became the first Welsh players to be nominated in a group of five players for the World Rugby Player of the Year award, first awarded in 2001. Shane Williams was duly selected as the 2008 World Rugby Player of the Year. [37] Leigh Halfpenny was nominated in 2013 and Alun Wyn Jones in 2015.
On 1 May 2023, Warren Gatland selected him in Wales' 54 player training squad for the Rugby World Cup 2023. [2]Domachowski made his debut on 5 August 2023, starting for Wales in the first test of their 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches, in a win against England [3]
In July 2023, he signed a pro contract with Cardiff Rugby to move from the academy to the first-team squad. [5] He made his United Rugby Championship debut for Cardiff Rugby against the Stormers, on 24 November 2023. [6] He scored his first Cardiff Rugby try on 9 December 2023 against Stade Toulousain in the European Rugby Champions Cup. [7]
Gavin Lloyd Henson (born 1 February 1982) is a Welsh former professional rugby union player, who played as a fly-half, fullback and inside centre.. Between 2000 and 2019 he played for Llanelli, Swansea RFC, the Ospreys, Saracens, Toulon, Cardiff Blues, London Welsh, Bath, Bristol and the Dragons.
He made his first start for Dragons in the United Rugby Championship against Glasgow Warriors in January 2023. [6] Coghlan signed an academy contract with the Dragons in April 2023. [7] He continued to play for Dragons in the United Rugby Championship during the 2023-24 season. [8]
See List of Wales national rugby union team records; and List of Wales national rugby union players for a sortable list containing player caps and tries. Neil Jenkins was the first rugby player to surpass 1000 Test points. He holds several Welsh records, including the most points scored for Wales with 1049, the most successful penalty kicks for ...
The transfer came as a surprise to many Welsh rugby and Dragons fans, due to Brew being a real crowd pleaser at Rodney Parade. Brew made 12 starts for the Scarlets in his time at Stradey Park, before his contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 5 December 2008. Which was partially due to lack of game time opportunities created as a result ...