Dan Babos
| Birth name | Daniel Babos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 March 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dan Babos (born 1 March 2000) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cross Keys team as a scrum-half.
Having begun his career playing for Pontypool schools and Pontypool United RFC, Babos made his debut for the Dragons regional team in 2017.[1] With his appearance he became the first player born in the 21st century to appear in the Pro14 competition.[2] His half-back partner that day, former Wales international Gavin Henson, had made his own professional debut in 2001 when Babos was just six months old.[3]
He has also represented Wales under-20.[4]
In 2022, Babos joined Coventry R.F.C. on loan.[5]
Babos was released by the Dragons at the end of the 2021–2022 season, and joined Pontypool RFC.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pooler make scrum-half Babos first summer signing". Free Press Series. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "'Millennium' teen Babos starts for Dragons against Ulster". South Wales Argus. 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Dragons' Henson ponders coaching future". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Dragons' Babos earns Wales U20 call-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Scrum-half becomes the latest Dragons player to head to English Championship". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Simon (20 May 2022). "20 players definitely leaving Dragons as mass clearout announced". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Dan Babos becomes first signing of the summer | Pontypool RFC". pontypoolrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Dragons profile Archived 27 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
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