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Jersey

CIC

Dan Baker

2012-2013

Jersey, Wales, 2013. black with red collar and shoulders. P.O.W. feathers on breast. No 20 on back in white. Admiral Insurance company and Underarmour logos on front.

This is the Wales jersey worn by Swansea and Ospreys back row Dan Baker in his Welsh debut on the tour to Japan in 2013. Baker, though having several matches for the Ospreys region under his belt, was still a Swansea player when he won his first senior cap on 8th June 2013 at the Kintetsu Hanazono Staium in Osaka. Wales won the match by 22 points to 18, Baker making a substitute appearance as flanker on 60 minutes. He gained his second cap in the second test match on 15th June at the Chichibunomiya Stadium, Tokyo when Wales lost 23 - 8 to Japan. Dan Baker presented this jersey to the Swansea club on his return to Wales. He played for Swansea from 2011 to 2013 making 46 appearances and scoring 14 tries. Leaving Ospreys Rugby in 2020 after 94 appearances, Baker also played for French side Stade Montois (2020-21) and the Dragons region (2021-22). He joined Aberavon RFC in 2022. Baker, a powerful and athletic runner with ball in hand, made 3 appearances for Wales between 2013 and 2015. He was also capped at U20 for Wales.

Dan Baker, Wales