Simon Danielli

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Simon Charles Jonathan Danielli (born 8 September 1979 in Edinburgh) is a rugby union player who plays on the wing for The Borders and Scotland.

Danielli joined The Borders from Bath in September 2004, where he had been since the summer of 2001, prior to which he played for Bristol Shoguns.

Danielli was educated at Cheltenham College and studied Philosophy and Theology at Oxford University. At Oxford he was awarded two rugby union Blues and played in the Varsity Match against Cambridge in 2000.

Danielli represented England Students’ and Under 21s. However, in January 2003 he opted to play for Scotland. He made his international debut against Italy during the World Cup warm-up match in August 2003 scoring a try. In his first start of the 2003 Rugby World Cup against the USA, when he scored two tries in a Scottish victory and went on to impress throughout the 2003 Rugby World Cup tournament. He also scored a try in his Murrayfield 6 Nations debut against England in 2003.

He dropped out of the international picture in 2005, but was recalled to the Scotland squad for the 2006 Six Nations championship.