He went on to represent Wales at U20s and Sevens level, with his electrifying pace making him a natural for the shorter form of the game.Īsk him about that speed and he says: “I just put my head down and run. The boy from Bassaleg came up through the Dragons Academy and made his senior debut for the Gwent region against Saracens in January 2018, aged just 18. “But then I had to sway away from athletics a little bit and just focus full-time on rugby because that’s what I wanted to do.” “Back in school, I used to do competitions and things like that,” said the Newport-born speedster. “It was enjoyable doing the training with him.”ĭyer’s God-given gas saw him try his hand at Campbell’s sport of athletics when he was younger. “Knowing he has taught someone like that was kind of a shock moment. “He was talking about how he did some sessions with Jonah Lomu when he was at Cardiff Blues,” said Dyer. He has been engaged by a number of rugby clubs, including Sale, Saracens and Wasps, to help develop the speed of the squad and this isn’t the first time he has worked with a player in Wales. “I think it really helped me when I came back into the season.”Ĭampbell was part of the GB gold-medal 4x100m relay team at the 2004 Athens Olympics, while he won silver in the individual 200m at Sydney four years earlier and five further golds at European Championships and Commonwealth Games. “It’s all about maintaining and understanding your speed.
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“Or if you go full out trying to get to a position where you don’t have to go 100 per cent, you are not going to be able to open up as much as you really went to if you have the ball the next phase. “He said you don’t have to be 100 per cent all the time on the pitch, for instance when you are trying to step, because it’s not going to work. “So he said he could take me for some sessions.”Īs for what Campbell focused on, Dyer said: “A lot of it was about percentages. “He knew we weren’t training as much during lockdown and to keep on top of your speed you’ve got to keep running. “He was training me throughout lockdown just doing some extra speedwork, trying to stay on top of things,” explained the 21-year-old. Now he has revealed that he has been tutored by Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Darren Campbell. The young Dragons winger has caught the eye with his blistering pace in recent weeks, following his return from a shoulder injury.
He’s one of the quickest players in Welsh rugby and that’s no surprise given who Rio Dyer has been working with.
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