Tal Selley
Athlete
1980 –
Who is Tal Selley?
Taliesin "Tal" Selley is a Welsh rugby player, who can play either at centre or on the wing.
After 5 seasons at the Llanelli Scarlets he signed a 3 year deal with the Ospreys where he played in the historic victory over Australia. He has played on loan at the Cardiff Blues and the Newport Gwent Dragons. He has made numerous appearances for the Barbarians as well as representing the Help for Heroes rugby team.
Selley toured with Wales to Argentina, South Africa, USA and Canada and scored a try on his senior international debut for Wales in 2005 versus USA in Hartford, Connecticut.
For the past 4 seasons he has been a regular for Wales on the IRB Sevens circuit. He is Wales' Top Try scorer and also the countries Top Point scorer in IRB Sevens History. He played in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
Tal is now a World Champion, when despite "all the odds" Wales triumphed in Dubai in March 2009 and were crowned Champions of the World. Selley also had the honour of being named "2009 Player of the Tournament", an award previously won by Lawrence Dallaglio, Jonah Lomu and Waisale Serevi.
Selley was the first player to play for all four Welsh regions
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