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.

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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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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