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.
| Birth name | Keelan Giles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 January 1997[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (12 st 0 lb; 168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gower College Swansea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editBorn 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
editA 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Keelan Giles". Ospreys Rugby. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Who is Keelan Giles? Everything you need to know about the young wing summoned to New Zealand by Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Wales squad June 2017
- ^ "Wales call up Scarlets' James to summer squad". BBC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.