Keelan Giles

Keelan Giles (born 29 January 1998)^[1] is a Welsh rugby union player, who plays for the Ospreys as a winger. He is a Wales under-20 international and received a call up to the Welsh senior team for their 2016 tour of New Zealand. He made the final three in BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year 2016 along with Ellie Robinson and Amy Tinkler.

Keelan Giles

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Birth name	Keelan Giles
Date of birth	(1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	76 kg (12 st 0 lb; 168 lb)
School	Gower College Swansea
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Current team Ospreys Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Gorseinon () – Waunarlwydd () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–16 Swansea RFC 5 (30) Correct as of 1 October 2016 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2016– Ospreys 69 (130) Correct as of 12 July 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 Wales U20 6 (25) 2025- Wales 1 (0) Correct as of 12 July 2025

Club career

Born in Swansea, he played his mini and junior rugby for Loughor RFC and then Waunarlwydd RFC, before he joined the Ospreys age-grade system, representing them at U16 and U18 level, as well as Swansea RFC. He undertook his education at Gower College Swansea.^[2]

International career

A Wales under-20 international, Giles received a call up to the Welsh senior team for their 2016 tour of New Zealand. He was called in to the senior squad for Wales' 2016 Autumn International Series to cover injuries. Despite being named as a replacement for Wales' match against Japan, he stayed on the bench and was not called on to play. In May 2017 he was named in the Wales senior squad for the tests against Tonga and Samoa in June 2017.^[3]

Giles was called up again for the 2024 tour to Australia.^[4]Eventually, Giles made his debut for Wales' seniors in a 22-31 win vs Japan on the 2025 tour to Japan.