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Ben Daly

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Ben Daly
Date of birth (1975-10-04) 4 October 1975 (age 49)
Place of birthLeeds
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Sydney University ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000-02
2002-3
2003-5
2005-6
2006-2008
New South Wales Waratahs
Glasgow Warriors
Worcester Warriors
Viadana
Newport Gwent Dragons

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Ben Daly is an Australian former rugby union player. He played his club rugby for various clubs including Glasgow Warriors, Worcester Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons.

Scottish-Qualified as both his parents are Scottish,[1] Daly had a training contract with the New South Wales Waratahs[2] when he decided to move to Scotland to play rugby, in the home city of his parents.[3]

He signed for Glasgow Warriors in 2002 making his debut in the pre-season match against Harlequins. He played 4 matches in the Celtic League in the 2002–03 season,[4] 2 in the 2002-03 Scottish Inter-District Championship and 1 in the Heineken Cup.

He moved from Glasgow to sign for the Worcester Warriors[5] in England before moving to Italian side Viadana.[6]

He signed for Newport Gwent Dragons in 2006 but retired at the end of the 2007–08 season.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Munster first for globetrotter Daly". South Wales Argus.
  2. ^ "BBC SPORT - Rugby Union - Celtic - Daly and Howarth join Glasgow".
  3. ^ Peter Donald (5 June 2002). "Scottish Rugby: Glasgow keep Howarth". Telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Glasgow Warriors Squad Index : Guinness PRO12 : Teams : Glasgow Warriors". pro12rugby.com.
  5. ^ "Ben Daly". ESPN scrum.
  6. ^ "Glasgow Warriors - Ben Daly signs for Newport Gwent Dragons".
  7. ^ "Ben Daly". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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