17 Facts About Rhys Webb

Rhys Webb was born on 9 December 1988 and is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Ospreys.

Rhys Webb played 31 times before the Welsh Rugby Union's selection criteria meant his move to Toulon made him ineligible for further selection; however, his decision to return to the Ospreys in 2020 meant he could again be included in the selection pool.

Rhys Webb was a Rugby league junior with Bridgend Blue Bulls and East Wales in 2004.

Rhys Webb scored again the following week against Edinburgh, and added two more before the end of the season.

In March 2015, Rhys Webb became the eighth player to sign a dual-contract between club and the WRU.

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On 10 October 2017, it was announced that Rhys Webb would leave Ospreys after 10 years with the region to join French club Toulon in the Top 14 on a three-year contract.

In March 2018, Rhys Webb suffered a knee injury and missed the remainder of the season, bringing his time with the Ospreys to a premature end.

In December 2019, Rhys Webb cut short his contract with Toulon to return to the Ospreys in the summer of 2020.

Rhys Webb was a member of the Wales squad that won the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai and remained part of the national rugby sevens set-up in 2010.

Rhys Webb made his full international debut for Wales against Italy on 10 March 2012 as a second-half replacement.

On 6 September 2015, Rhys Webb was injured during a warm up match against Italy and was ruled out of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Rhys Webb was then back at first-choice for his position, starting for Wales' last match of the tournament against Italy.

Rhys Webb began the 2016 Autumn internationals as Wales' first-choice scrum-half, but suffered a serious ankle injury during the second half of their opening match against Australia, and following surgery was ruled out for 12 weeks, with his return predicted for just prior to the 2017 Six Nations Championship.

Rhys Webb appeared as a replacement in two of the test matches on the tour, and scored one try.

Rhys Webb described the WRU's decision as a "blow", but said he would not reverse his decision despite the change to his selection status.

Rhys Webb played in three of Wales' 2017 Autumn internationals, but a knee injury in early 2018 meant he missed the 2018 Six Nations Championship, leaving him unable to add to his 31 caps before leaving for France.

Rhys Webb was named in the squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship on 15 January 2020, and made appearances off the bench in the opening match against Italy and the penultimate match against England, before starting against Scotland on the final weekend, his first start since November 2017.