Aled Brew
Birth name | Aled Brew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 August 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb; 223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Nathan Brew (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aled Brew (born 9 August 1986) is a former
Early life
Brew was born in
Club career
Having started his semi-professional career with stints at
Brew signed for
In February 2012, after initially having discussions with Perpignan, Brew signed for French club Biarritz Olympique for the 2012/13 season.
Brew re-joined the Newport Gwent Dragons in 2014,
International career
Brew represented Wales at Under-16, Under-U18 and Under-21 levels, as well as playing for the Wales Sevens team. He was called into the Wales national senior squad for the 2007 Six Nations Championship, making his senior debut as a replacement in the match against Ireland. Brew was also named as part of Gareth Jenkins's squad for the two-Test tour of Australia in May 2007 and gained his second cap in the second Test defeat in Brisbane. Brew was named in Jenkins's 41-man preliminary 2007 Rugby World Cup summer training squad in the June, but failed to make the final cut for the tournament.
Brew has represented Wales Sevens in the first two stages of the 2007–2008 IRB Sevens World Series, in Dubai and George, South Africa, where the team won the Bowl trophy in the latter leg. Brew was part of the Wales Sevens team that won the Melrose Cup at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
In November 2010, Brew was recalled to the Wales national squad for the Autumn International series and was selected in the starting line-up against Fiji. He scored his first international try versus the
In August 2011 Brew was named in the Wales squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[6]
International tries
Try | Opponent | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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1 | Barbarian F.C. | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2011 June rugby union tests | 4 June 2011 | Loss |
2 | Namibia | New Plymouth, New Zealand | Yarrow Stadium | 2011 Rugby World Cup | 26 September 2011 | Win |
3 | Barbarian F.C. | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2012 June rugby union tests | 2 June 2012 | Win |
References
- ^ "Welsh Icons News | Calling all dads to read to their children". welshicons.org. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- Newport Gwent Dragons. Archived from the originalon 15 February 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ^ "Ulster Fans in race abuse claims" BBC Sport. 18 February 2007.
- ^ "Newport Gwent Dragons sign Wales' Lee Byrne and Aled Brew". BBC. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Aled Brew: Bath wing extends contract with Premiership club". BBC Sport. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Wales 2011 Rugby World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
External links
- "Newport Gwent Dragons profile". Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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- "Ospreys profile". Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- Aled Brew at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series(archived)