Daniel Caprice Explained

Birth Name:Daniel Jonathan Caprice
Birth Date:1989 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Chatham, Kent, England
Weight:82kg (181lb)
School:Chatham Grammar
Sevenoaks School
Ru Position:Wing
Fullback
Ru Clubyears:2005–2008
2009–2011
2011
2012–2013
Ru Proclubs:Saracens
Blackheath
Biarritz
London Welsh
Ru Clubcaps:
17
5
7
Ru Clubpoints:
(55)
(5)
(5)
Ru Provinceyears:2012
Ru Provincecaps:7
Ru Provincepoints:(5)
Ru Provinceupdate:13 October 2012
Repsevensyears1:2009–2011
Repsevensteam1:England
Repsevenscomp1:16

Daniel Caprice (born 20 October 1989 in Chatham, Kent) is a former Rugby Union player who last played as Wing and fullback for London Welsh in the Aviva Premiership.

Dan began playing rugby aged 8 at Medway Rugby Club, Rochester. He moved on to Maidstone RFC aged 10, where he played as Wing. Dan left Chatham Grammar School for Boys in 2006 to take up the Findlay Sports Scholarship at Sevenoaks School in Kent.

Dan left Sevenoaks School with an International Baccalaureate Diploma. He trained full-time with the Saracens Academy.

Dan Caprice scored for Saracens in their draw against the British Army.[1] Caprice also helped Saracens claim their first trophy in the Plate competition of the Middlesex Sevens.[2] Caprice scored 3 tries in Blackheath's 85–24 win over Waterloo.[3]

On 23 June 2011, Caprice signed for French Top 14 side Biarritz Olympique.

Caprice left Biarritz in the last year of his contract and moved to New Zealand in 2012 where he signed with ITM Cup side Northland.[4]

He returned to the UK in November 2012 and joined London Welsh.[5]

In 2016, Caprice trialed with Bradford Bulls[6] and failed. He entered as a contestant on 9Go! reality TV show The NRL Rookie to attempt to win an NRL contract.[7] He failed again after two weeks.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: News / Saracens . Saracens.com . 25 February 2009 . 29 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615101927/http://www.saracens.com/news/view.php?Id=5165 . 15 June 2011 .
  2. Web site: News / Saracens . Saracens.com . 16 August 2008 . 29 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615101932/http://www.saracens.com/news/view.php?Id=4794 . 15 June 2011 .
  3. Web site: Blackheath Rugby Club – Reports . Blackheathrugby.co.uk . 28 February 2009 . 29 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110617060529/http://www.blackheathrugby.co.uk/games/report.asp?File=%2Fdb%2Freports%2Freport2895.html&ID=2895 . 17 June 2011 .
  4. Web site: Brit Dan Caprice at home in Northland. Stuff. 8 September 2012 .
  5. Web site: London Welsh hand winger Dan Caprice a new deal. Sky Sports.
  6. Web site: Caprice handed trial spell at Bradford Bulls. Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  7. Web site: Erin Molan soldiers on for NRL Rookie battle. 28 May 2016. NewsComAu.
  8. Web site: NRL Rookie contestant Caprice contemplates future . 14 August 2016 .