BBC Morning Live presenter Gethin Jones has paid tribute to Welsh rugby legend, remarking that “he did alright”. The Welsh broadcaster took to Instagram to share his response to the news that fly-half Dan Biggar would be retiring as a rugby union player at the end of the season.
Gethin, who had a keen interest in rugby growing up and was offered trials by Sale RFC during his university years, shared on his Instagram story a clip of Dan Biggar before kicking the ball to the post during the Rugby World Cup tournament in 2015. In the clip, Biggar is seen performing the ‘Biggarena’ kicking routine, which sparked a dance craze in Wales.
In the rugby match, Wales would go on to beat England 25-28 in Twickenham. The presenter captioned the clip with: “Did alright didn’t he! Llongyfs (Congrats) Dan Biggar”.
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The former British and Irish Lions and Wales fly-half announced he would be retiring as a player at the end of the season on Monday, April 7. The player will be finishing his 18-year career with the French club, Toulon, which he joined in November 2022. For Wales, the 35-year-old player won 112 caps and scored more than 600 points. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter.
Biggar won three Six Nations titles and a Grand Slam with Wales. He also became a captain for the team when Wayne Pivac became a coach. On social media, Dan Biggar announced his retirement and said: “There comes a point where you just know, not because of anything in particular, but someone once said to me ‘when you know, you’ll know'”.
He continued: “Rugby has given me everything. I threw myself into this game at 17 and it’s given me a life that I could never have imagined. I’ve lived out my childhood dreams for the best part of two decades and I’m so, so grateful for that.”
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