Adam Beard

Adam James Beardis a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Ospreys and the Wales national team.

International career

Wales

In May 2017 Beard was named in the Wales senior squad for the tests against Tonga and Samoa in June 2017 He made his debut for Wales against Samoa in Apia on the 2017 summer tour, coming on as a replacement, and then made his first start in the home victory over Georgia five months later. His 6 Nations debut came in the win over France in Paris in 2019 – his ninth straight win in a Wales shirt. He went on to start in four of the Grand Slam matches in the 2019 championships, and come on as a replacement in the other, as he extended his unbeaten run in a Welsh shirt to 11 matches up to 1 August 2019.

British and Irish Lions

Beard was called into the British & Irish Lions squad for the 2021 tour to South Africa. This followed the temporary withdrawal of tour captain Alun Wyn Jones following a shoulder injury. On 7 July Beard made his Lions debut in the Provincial game against the Sharks. Beard would go on to make his Lions test debut in the third test against the Springboks.