Elliot Dee

{{short description|Welsh rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}

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| name = Elliot Dee

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| fullname = Elliot Mitchell Dee

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|03|07|df=y}}

| birth_place = Newport, Wales

| height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|106|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}

| school = Newbridge School

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| position = Hooker

| currentclub = Dragons

| years1 = 2013–

| clubs1 = Dragons

| apps1 = 150

| points1 = 130

| repyears1 = 2013–2014

| repteam1 = Wales U20

| repcaps1 = 18

| reppoints1 = 5

| repyears2 = 2017–

| repteam2 = Wales

| repcaps2 = 55

| reppoints2 = 15

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Elliot Mitchell Dee (born 7 March 1994) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Dragons and the Wales national team.

Early life

Dee was born in Newport and attended Newbridge Comprehensive School.{{Cite web |title=Elliot Dee {{!}} Dragons Player |url=https://www.dragonsrugby.wales/teams/player/dragons/152087/elliot-dee.html |access-date=6 March 2023 |website=dragonsrugby.wales }}

Club career

Dee began his rugby career at Penallta RFC, and got his first Wales cap playing for the Under 18s side.

He played senior rugby in the Premiership and Premiership for Newbridge, Pontypool, Bedwas and Cross Keys before joining the Dragons as a professional.

International career

Dee is a former Wales under-20 international. He was included in the Wales players squad for the 2017 Autumn internationals.{{cite web|title=Wales 2017 Under Armour Series Squad| date=24 October 2017 |url=http://www.milfordmercury.co.uk/sport/15615567.Wales_2017_Under_Armour_Series_Squad/?ref=rss|publisher=The Milford Mercury|access-date=24 October 2017}} He was included in the Wales senior squad for the first time for the 2017 Autumn Series and made his debut off the bench in the 13-6 win over Georgia on 18 November 2017.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/42002116 Dee Wales debut] His first start for Wales came in Round 4 of the 2018 6 Nations campaign against Italy. He came off the bench in the four other fixtures.{{fact|date=October 2023}}

It was a similar situation in the 2019 Grand Slam season, when he started in the win over Italy in Rome and came on as a replacement in the other four fixtures. He played a part in 13 of Wales’ record run of 14 successive victories 2018-19.{{fact|date=October 2023}}

Career statistics

= List of international tries =

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|-

|style="text-align:center;"|1

|3 July 2021

|Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

|{{ru|Canada}}

|style="text-align:center;"|31–5

|{{win|68–12}}

|2021 July rugby union tests

|-

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|10 September 2023

|Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

|{{ru|Fiji}}

|style="text-align:center;"|30–14

|{{win|32–26}}

|2023 Rugby World Cup

|}

{{as of|2023|09|10|lc=y}}

References

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