Keelan Giles Explained

Keelan Giles
Birth Name:Keelan Giles
Birth Date:1997 1, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Swansea, Wales
Weight:76kg (168lb)
Ru Currentteam:Ospreys
Ru Currentposition:Wing
Ru Position:Wing
Ru Amateurclubs:Gorseinon
Waunarlwydd
Ru Provinceyears:2016–
Ru Provincecaps:50
Ru Provincepoints:(100)
Ru Provinceupdate:2 April 2017
Ru Clubyears:2015–16
Ru Proclubs:Swansea RFC
Ru Clubcaps:5
Ru Clubpoints:(30)
Ru Clubupdate:1 October 2016
Ru Nationalyears:2016
Ru Nationalteam:Wales U20
Ru Nationalcaps:6
Ru Nationalpoints:(25)
Ru Ntupdate:7 June 2016
School:Gower College Swansea

Keelan Giles (born 29 January 1997)[1] is a Welsh rugby union player, who plays for the Ospreys as a winger. He is a Wales under-20 international and received a call up to the Welsh senior team for their 2016 tour of New Zealand. He made the final three in BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year 2016 along with Ellie Robinson and Amy Tinkler.

Club career

Born in Swansea, he played his mini and junior rugby for Loughor RFC and then Waunarlwydd RFC, before he joined the Ospreys age-grade system, representing them at U16 and U18 level, as well as Swansea RFC. He undertook his education at Gower College Swansea.[2]

International career

A Wales under-20 international, Giles and received a call up to the Welsh senior team for their 2016 tour of New Zealand.He was called in to the senior squad for Wales' 2016 Autumn International Series to cover injuries. Despite being named as a replacement for Wales' match against Japan, he stayed on the bench and was not called on to play. In May 2017 he was named in the Wales senior squad for the tests against Tonga and Samoa in June 2017.[3]

Giles was called up again for the 2024 tour to Australia.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keelan Giles . Ospreys Rugby . 2017-01-02.
  2. Web site: Who is Keelan Giles? Everything you need to know about the young wing summoned to New Zealand by Wales . Wales Online . 2017-01-02.
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39857796 Wales squad June 2017
  4. News: Wales call up Scarlets' James to summer squad. . 6 June 2024 . 10 June 2024.