Full name | Daniel Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Port Talbot, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 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]