
Daniel was signed onto Cardiff Rugby academy terms as a 16-year-old in 2019.
Former Treorchy Comprehensive School pupil, Daniel, came through the club’s pathway system and captained the Under-16 North side to the Regional Age Grade Championship in 2019.
The hooker, who represented Treherbert, Treorchy and Llantwit Fardre in his younger days, was also part of the Coleg y Cymoedd side who finished runners up in the 2020 School & Colleges League.
He went on to make his international debut for Wales under-20 in the Six Nations last season and made his Blue and Blacks bow as a replacement in Cardiff's January 2022 URC win over Leinster.
In April 2022, the Wales under-20 international put pen-to-paper on his first professional contract with Cardiff Rugby.
JW April 2022
Career
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Cardiff Rugby Hooker |
2022 - present |
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Wales U20's Hooker |
2021 - 2023 |