Laurance Thomas David Daniel (5 March 1942 – 14 March 2023) was a international

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 its m ...

player. Daniel was born on 5 March 1942. He made his debut for Wales on 7 February 1970 versus Scotland, scoring a try in an 18 points to 9 win for Wales. He played club rugby for

Newport RFC Newport Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Casnewydd) is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Premier Division. Until 2021 Newport RFC were based at Rodney Parade situated on t ...

and

Pontypool RFC Pontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool, which plays in the WRU Championship (known as the SWALEC Championship for sponsorship purposes). Due to the regionalisation of Welsh rugby in 2003, Pontypo ...

. Following his playing career, he was a PE teacher at West Monmouth School in Pontypool. Daniel died on 14 March 2023, at the age of 81.

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