Dane Blacker

Dane Blacker (born 6 July 1998) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Dragons regional team as a scrum-half. He is a former Wales Under-20 international.^[1] Blacker has previously played for Cardiff Rugby and the Scarlets.

Dane Blacker

Birth name	Dane Blacker
Date of birth	(1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Ynysybwl, Wales
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight	78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
School	Coleg y Cymoedd
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Current team Dragons Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2019 Pontypridd 34 () Correct as of 22 June 2019 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2019 Cardiff Blues 7 (0) 2017 →Dragons 2 (0) 2019–2023 Scarlets 53 (75) 2023– Dragons 14 (10) Correct as of 6 February 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) Wales U18 2017–2018 Wales U20 15 (15) Correct as of 22 June 2019 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2018–2019 Wales 7's 3 Correct as of 22 June 2019

Club career

Cardiff Blues

Blacker came through the youth team at Pontypridd RFC, while a member of the Cardiff Blues academy.^[2] Blacker made his debut for the Cardiff Blues regional team in 2016.

Loan to Dragons

During the 2017–18 Pro14 season, Blacker joined the Dragons on a short term loan.^[3] He appeared twice, scoring on his debut against Ulster.^[4]

Scarlets

Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Blacker moved from Cardiff to the Scarlets.^[5] Despite competing for the starting shirt with Wales internationals Gareth Davies and Kieran Hardy, Blacker made more starts during the 2020–21 Pro14 season than any other scrum half for the Scarlets.^[6] During this season, he was also the Scarlets top try scorer, touching down six times.^[7] Blacker was voted Supporters Player of the Month back to back in April and May 2021.^[8] He once again won the award in December 2022.^[9]

Dragons

On 13 April 2023, it was announced that Blacker would join the Dragons for the 2023–24 season, his second stint with the club following his 2017 loan.^[10] He made his first appearance for the team in October 2023, in a friendly against his former team.^[11] His competitive debut came on 21 October 2023, coming off the bench against Edinburgh.^[12]

Return to Scarlets

Blacker rejoined the Scarlets ahead of the 2025–26 season, signing a contract on 7 May 2025.^[13]

International career

Wales U20

Blacker was part of the Wales U20 team, representing them in 2017 and 2018 in the U20 Six Nations and the World Rugby Under 20 Championship.^[14]

Wales Sevens

He has also represented Wales Sevens at numerous World Rugby Sevens Series events.

Wales

Blacker was selected in the Wales squad for the 2022 Autumn Internationals.^[15]

Blacker was named on the bench for the Wales team against Georgia for the test on 19 November 2022, but was not substituted on and therefore did not make his test debut.^[16] He was not selected for the final test against Australia.