Josh Navidi (born 30 December 1990) is a Welsh 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 it ...

player who plays for the Cardiff Rugby,

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

and

British and Irish Lions The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national ...

. He has previously captained Wales U20.

Personal life

Navidi's father is Iranian and his mother is Welsh. He can speak Welsh. Navidi received his secondary education at St Bede's College, Christchurch, New Zealand where he was a member of the senior college rugby team.

International

In January 2013 Navidi was selected in the 35 man

squad for the

2013 Six Nations championship The 2013 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2013 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 14th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship ...

. In May 2013 Navidi was selected in the

Wales national rugby union team The Wales national rugby union team ( cy, Tîm rygbi'r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in men's international rugby union. Its governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), was established in 1881, the same year that Wales played the ...

32 man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan. He made his international debut against Japan at openside flanker on 15 June 2013. Navidi was a squad member at the

2019 Rugby World Cup The 2019 Rugby World Cup was the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It was hosted in Japan from 20 September to 2 November in 12 venues all across the country. The opening match ...

, and played in four matches before a hamstring injury ended his participation in the tournament. He was called up to the British and Irish Lions squad for the 2021 tour to South Africa following the injury to Justin Tipuric.

International tries

References

External links

Cardiff Rugby ProfileJosh Navidi Twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Navidi, Josh 1990 births Living people Rugby union players from Bridgend Welsh rugby union players Glamorgan Wanderers RFC players Cardiff RFC players Cardiff Rugby players Wales international rugby union players Welsh people of Iranian descent Sportspeople of Iranian descent People educated at St Bede's College, Christchurch Rugby union flankers British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales