Bryn Bradley
| Date of birth | 17 April 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Epsom College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Gwilym Bradley (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bryn Bradley (born 17 April 2003) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a centre for Rugby Premiership side Harlequins.
Early life
He attended Epsom College and played for Cobham RFC prior to joining the rugby academy at Harlequins.[3] His older brother Gwilym plays rugby for Cardiff.
Career
In 2022, he moved into the Harlequins senior academy.[4] That autumn, he began play on loan at Rugby Championship side London Scottish.[5]
He continued to play on loan for London Scottish throughout the 2023-2024 season. That season, he also made his debut for Harlequins in the Rugby Premiership, making appearances off the bench against Bristol Bears and Newcastle Falcons.[6]
International career
Although he was born in London, Bradley is Welsh-qualified through his mother who is from Newport, Wales, and played for Wales U20.[7] He was a try scorer for Wales at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.[8] He also played international rugby league for the Wales U18 side whilst playing junior rugby league for Elmbridge Eagles.
References
- ^ "Bryn Bradley". Its Rugby. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Bryn Bradley". All.Rugby. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Jones, John (1 July 2023). "New Wales centre likened to Jamie Roberts and teased by team-mates over deceptive accent". Walesonline. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "HARLEQUINS CONFIRM MEN'S SQUAD FOR 2022/23 SEASON". Premiershiprugby. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Five star Bedford victorious over Scottish". Bedfordrugby. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Charlie (19 August 2024). "Bryn Bradley must become 'different animal' for Harlequins to ignite any Anglo-Welsh tug-of-war". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Steffan (20 August 2024). "The Welsh-qualified English Premiership star set to explode on to the scene this year". Walesonline. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: Wales 41-19 Japan - Dragons leave it late". BBC Sport. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.