Dan Bibby

Dan Bibby (born 6 February 1991)[1] is an English rugby sevens player from Aspull, Wigan, Greater Manchester. He currently plays internationally as a fly half for the England national rugby sevens team and the Great Britain national rugby sevens team.[2]

Dan Bibby
Date of birth (1991-02-06) 6 February 1991
Place of birthAspull, Greater Manchester, England
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
SchoolKirkham Grammar School
UniversityCardiff Metropolitan University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Aspull ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Sale Sharks 0 (0)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2012– England 25
2016 Great Britain
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam competition

Youth and early career

Bibby attended Kirkham Grammar School.[3] Bibby started playing for Aspull RFC,[4] the only rugby union club in his area since Wigan is better known for rugby league.[5] He later moved to play as a fly half for Fylde Rugby Club in 2008 and a year later was chosen to represent England Students in rugby union.[6]

He later attended Cardiff Metropolitan University where he studied sports science[5] and where he represented them in the British Universities and Colleges sevens competition final at Twickenham Stadium. After that he was invited by Sale Sharks to join them for the summer in 2011 and played for them in the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.[5]

International career

Bibby was called up to play for the England national rugby sevens team in 2012 in the Scotland Sevens.[2] He also competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[7] In 2016, Bibby declared his intention to play at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the Great Britain national rugby sevens team. However he received a shoulder injury in the Australian Sevens which could have jeopardized his participation, however he was able to rejoin the Great Britain team for training.[8] In July he was chosen for the final Great Britain Olympic team.[9] In the quarter-finals of the Olympic rugby sevens tournament, Bibby scored the decisive try and golden point in extra time for Great Britain against the Argentina national rugby sevens team after a 0–0 draw.[10]

References
  1. "Dan Bibby". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. "Bibby set for debut". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. "Dan the Man for Great Britain sevens team". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. "Dan's the man for Rio rugby gold". Wigan Today. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. "Danny Bibby's hat-tricks help Sale Sharks reach final". Manchester Evening News. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. "Dan Bibby". RFU. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. "Dan's the man for Rio rugby gold". Wigan Today. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  8. Verdier, Nick (3 March 2016). "Star man Dan Bibby targets Twickenham comeback". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  9. "Team GB selects its first ever rugby sevens squads". Team GB. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  10. Kitson, Robert (11 August 2016). "Dan Bibby's sudden death try sends GB through to rugby sevens semis". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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