Brendon Daniel

Brendon Wiremu Daniel (born 19 July 1977) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.

Biography Daniel was born in Te Kūiti and educated at St Stephen's School outside Auckland.

Rugby career A speedy winger, Daniel played for the Bay of Plenty in 1996 to 1997, before making the decision at age 19 to pursue a professional career in England, where he was signed by Saracens.

Daniel featured in Saracens' 1997–98 Tetley's Bitter Cup-winning side and scored 12 Premiership Rugby tries the following season, earning the "players' player of the season" award for Saracens. He made his way to Harlequins in 1999, swapped by Saracens for England international Dan Luger. After two seasons with Harlequins, Daniel played briefly with lower division side Coventry, then returned to the premiership with the Bristol Bears. He played with Bath from 2003 to 2005, French club Pau in 2005–06 and finally Border Reivers in 2006–07.