23 Facts About Dan Biggar

1.

Daniel Biggar was born on 16 October 1989 and is a Welsh rugby union player currently playing for English Premiership side Northampton Saints as a fly-half.

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2.

Dan Biggar featured in the Premiership in the white of Swansea RFC.

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3.

Dan Biggar made his Ospreys debut as an 18-year old at the Millennium Stadium, coming off the bench late on in an EDF Energy Cup semi-final win over Saracens.

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4.

On 12 September 2008, Dan Biggar made his first Ospreys start in a Magners League game against Glasgow Warriors.

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Dan Biggar would follow this up the following season, again finishing top scorer on 257 points as Ospreys ran out PRO12 Champions.

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6.

Dan Biggar became Ospreys and the Pro 14's record points scorer with 2203 points to his name.

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7.

Wales age grades international, Dan Biggar was selected for the Wales national rugby union team for the 2008 Autumn Internationals series, making his debut at the age of 19 against Canada on 18 November.

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8.

On 18 January 2010, Dan Biggar was named in the 35-man Wales national squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.

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9.

Dan Biggar finally got his chance in the Welsh number 10 shirt in the victorious 2013 Six Nations Championship campaign, starting all five games at fly half, thanks to a Rhys Priestland injury.

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10.

Dan Biggar capped off the tournament with a drop goal, conversion and penalty in the Championship decider against England.

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11.

Dan Biggar played three games during the 2014 Six Nations, coming on as a substitute for Rhys Priestland against France and England and starting against Scotland.

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12.

Dan Biggar cemented his place as the Wales starting fly-half during the 2014 Autumn Internationals, starting three out of the four tests.

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13.

Dan Biggar starred in all of Wales' 2015 Six Nations Championship matches, and scored his first Welsh try vs France.

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14.

Dan Biggar was selected as part of the Wales squad for 2019 Rugby World Cup.

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15.

Dan Biggar entered the tournament as first choice fly-half and played a pivotal role as Wales reached the semi-finals.

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16.

Dan Biggar missed the final Pool game against Uruguay due to a second head injury of the tournament but returned for the quarter final against France.

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17.

Dan Biggar refused to give Italy any credit for the win in his post match interview.

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18.

Dan Biggar made his first start of the tour in the provincial game against the Blues on 7 June 2017, but was withdrawn after a 35 minutes and failed to reappear following a HIA.

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19.

Dan Biggar was selected for his second British and Irish Lions tour in May 2021 against reigning World Champions South Africa.

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20.

Dan Biggar started in the pre-tour match against Japan at Murrayfield.

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21.

Dan Biggar kicked 4 conversions and assisted Tadhg Beirne's try, being named Player of the Match.

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22.

Dan Biggar suffered a shin injury after 10 minutes of the third test which led to his early withdrawal from the game.

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23.

On 7 December 2015, Dan Biggar won the BBC Cymru Sports Personality of the Year Award.

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