Dafydd Hewitt (born 21 August 1985) is a retired Welsh

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player. A centre, from Llantwit Major RFC he played at every level for his local club before stepping up to regional rugby in 2004 with the Cardiff Blues. He was selected for the

Wales national rugby sevens team The Wales national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and in the Commonwealth Games. Wales were the World Cup Sevens Champions after winning the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens in the United Ara ...

squad in 2007. Hewitt captained Wales Under 21s at the

2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship The 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship was played in the Auvergne region of France throughout June 2006. The final was played between South Africa and France at the Stade Marcel-Michelin in Clermont-Ferrand, which saw France win 24–13. Part ...

. Hewitt's brother Rhys plays at hooker for

Bridgend Ravens Bridgend Ravens ( cy, Cigfrain Pen-y-bont) (formerly Bridgend RFC) are a semi-professional rugby union club based in Bridgend, South Wales. They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division and are a feeder club to the Ospreys regional team ...

. Having been selected as one of four club Vice Captains for 2012/13 season, after making only two appearances in 2014–15 season, Hewitt retired in April 2015 on medical advice due to a persistent neck injury.

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* * 1985 births Living people Rugby union players from Cardiff Llantwit Major RFC players Cardiff Rugby players Welsh rugby union players Rugby union centres {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub