Dan Kelly News
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Dan Kelly Stats
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Dan Kelly Performance Analysis
World Rugby U20 Championship 2026
Dan Kelly featured in 5 matches during the 2026 World Rugby U20 Championship, representing Scotland U20 on their way to being crowned champions. Results included 4 wins and 1 loss.
Scotland U20 won the 2026 World Rugby U20 Championship, finishing with 2 wins from 3 matches.
Dan Kelly played 400 minutes across the World Rugby U20 Championship 2026. In attack he made 296m with ball in hand, beating 13 defenders and scoring 4 tries. Defensively he completed 20 tackles at a rate of 4 per game.
In the World Rugby U20 Championship 2026, Dan Kelly completed 15 passes at an accuracy of 94%, contributing 0 try assists and making 48 touches.