Brendon Wiremu Daniel (born 19 July 1977) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.

Biography

Daniel was born in Te Kūiti and educated at St Stephen's School outside Auckland.

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

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. Daniel featured in Saracens'

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-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. After two seasons with Harlequins, Daniel played briefly with lower division side Coventry, then returned to the premiership with the Bristol Bears. He played with

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from 2003 to 2005, French club Pau in 2005–06 and finally

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in 2006–07.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniel, Brendon 1977 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Sportspeople from Te Kūiti Rugby union players from Waikato People educated at St Stephen's School, Bombay Hills Bay of Plenty rugby union players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Scotland Saracens F.C. players Harlequin F.C. players Coventry R.F.C. players Bristol Bears players Bath Rugby players Section Paloise players Border Reivers players