Elliot Dee

Elliot Mitchell Dee (born 7 March 1994) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Dragons and the Wales national team.

Dee was born in Newport and attended Newbridge Comprehensive School.¹ He has two children.²³

Dee began his rugby career at Penallta RFC, and got his first Wales cap playing for the Under 18s side.¹

He played senior rugby in the Premiership and Premiership for Newbridge, Pontypool, Bedwas and Cross Keys before joining the Dragons as a professional.¹

Dee is a former Wales under-20 international. He was included in the Wales players squad for the 2017 Autumn internationals.⁴ He was included in the Wales senior squad for the first time for the 2017 Autumn Series and made his debut off the bench in the 13-6 win over Georgia on 18 November 2017.⁵ His first start for Wales came in Round 4 of the 2018 6 Nations campaign against Italy. He came off the bench in the four other fixtures.

It was a similar situation in the 2019 Grand Slam season, when he started in the win over Italy in Rome and came on as a replacement in the other four fixtures. He played a part in 13 of Wales’ record run of 14 successive victories 2018-19.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 July 2021	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Canada	31–5	68–12	2021 July rugby union tests
2	10 September 2023	Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France	Fiji	30–14	32–26	2023 Rugby World Cup

as of 10 September 2023