After 15 years at the top of Test rugby, leading one of the most successful teams in Welsh history, Dan Biggar is ready to share his story.
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Now playing for Toulon in France, the fly-half amassed 112 caps for Wales before stepping away from international rugby in 2023.
Reflecting on his career in his upcoming book, Biggar says: “When I look back, I can confidently say I gave everything I had.”
The book’s synopsis reads: “Biggar has never fitted the mould. Throughout his long and decorated career, he has had to confront the critics, to silence the cynics.
“His playing style has been described as brash, aggressive and forthright, and it has earned him a reputation he has never been able to shake.
“But to anyone who knows him off the pitch, he is one of the most grounded ambassadors the game could ask for. “Honest and self-critical, Dan offers a rare insight into his personal and professional life. He talks candidly of his place within rugby, from the Premiership through to the Lions, and of the power dynamics within Wales’ most successful squad ever.
“He also opens the changing room doors and explores his relationships with past team mates, coaches and managers, from Warren Gatland and Shaun Edwards to Alun Wyn Jones and Wayne Pivac.”
In a recent interview with TalkSport, Biggar confirmed he will not be available for the 2025 Lions tour.
“That chapter has closed for me,” Biggar said. “When I retired from Wales, I thought I might miss it, but I haven’t. I’m really enjoying life in France and the media work I’m doing.
“If I had stepped away from Wales and missed it, things might have been different. But I feel it was the right time to move on.”
Stuart Hogg included on brutal list of ‘worst ever’ British & Irish Lions
This list, put together by Pundit Arena in 2022, highlights individuals who may have been victims of misfortune rather than lacking in skill, while others arguably had no business being included in the British & Irish Lions squad.
Keep scrolling to discover who made it onto the list of the least impressive Lions players.
Pundit Arena’s WORST LIONS PLAYERS:
5 – Stuart Hogg
PA: “ 2013 and 2017 went badly for the Scot. The Lions stuck by Hogg for the second Test in 2021 but was shaky under the high-ball and had no chance to shine in attack .”
RUCK: Just doesn’t seem to work out for Hoggy in the Lions with the harder he tries the tougher it gets
VERDICT: Justified
Embed from Getty Images4 – Andy Titterrell
PA: “Choosing to select an enormous 44-man squad, Clive Woodward made several left field selections. None more so than a Sale Sharks hooker with only two caps for England. His technical and physical skills were not good enough for the Lions.”
RUCK: He shouldn’t have been near that squad
VERDICT: Justified