Brendon Daniel

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| name = Brendon Daniel

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| full_name = Brendon Wiremu Daniel

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|07|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Te Kūiti, New Zealand

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 6 ft 1 in

| weight = 208 lb

| occupation =

| school = St Stephen's School

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| position = Wing

| years1 = 1997–99

| clubs1 = Saracens

| apps1 = 36

| points1 = 80

| years2 = 1999–01

| clubs2 = Harlequins

| apps2 = 22

| points2 = 50

| years3 = 2001

| clubs3 = Coventry

| apps3 = ?

| points3 = ?

| years4 = 2002–03

| clubs4 = Bristol Bears

| apps4 = 22

| points4 = 40

| years5 = 2003–05

| clubs5 = Bath Rugby

| apps5 = 20

| points5 = 35

| years6 = 2005–06

| clubs6 = Section Paloise

| apps6 = 13

| points6 = 0

| years7 = 2006–07

| clubs7 = Border Reivers

| apps7 = ?

| points7 = ?

| provinceyears1 = 1996–97

| province1 = {{rut|Bay of Plenty}}

| provinceapps1 = 15

| provincepoints1 = 50

}}

Brendon Wiremu Daniel (born 19 July 1977) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.{{cite news |title=Daniel switches to Bath |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/3047088.stm |work=BBC News |date=5 July 2003}}

Biography

Daniel was born in Te Kūiti and educated at St Stephen's School outside Auckland.{{cite news |title=Flying star wings back to Mount |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/sport/flying-star-wings-back-to-mount/SAQ4MH4KSX3YF7JYYHHYNMWRAU/ |work=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}

=Rugby career=

A speedy winger, Daniel played for the Bay of Plenty in 1996 to 1997, before making the decision at age 19 to pursue a professional career in England, where he was signed by Saracens.{{cite news |title=Borders welcome Daniel's expertise |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/borders-welcome-daniels-expertise-1553164 |work=Chronicle Live |date=19 October 2006 |language=en}}

Daniel featured in Saracens' 1997–98 Tetley's Bitter Cup-winning side and scored 12 Premiership Rugby tries the following season, earning the "players' player of the season" award for Saracens. He made his way to Harlequins in 1999, swapped by Saracens for England international Dan Luger.{{cite news |title=One of the worst kept secrets in Premiership rugby history was finally unveiled last Friday when Dan |url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/5777713.one-of-the-worst-kept-secrets-in-premiership-rugby-history-was-finally-unveiled-last-friday-when-dan/ |work=Watford Observer |date=29 May 1999 |language=en}} After two seasons with Harlequins, Daniel played briefly with lower division side Coventry, then returned to the premiership with the Bristol Bears.{{cite news |title=Brendon's fresh start |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/brendons-fresh-start-3178894 |work=Coventry Live |date=17 July 2001 |language=en}} He played with Bath from 2003 to 2005, French club Pau in 2005–06 and finally Border Reivers in 2006–07.