It was while playing for Llanelli that Daniel was first selected to represent Wales, an away game against Scotland as part of the 1891 Home Nations Championship.

Under the captaincy of veteran forward Willie Thomas, Wales were outclassed by Scotland, who scored seven tries without reply.

The next game of the Championship saw a vastly altered Welsh pack with four new caps, Daniel was one of the players dropped.

Daniel kept his place throughout the Championship, which saw Wales lose to England and Ireland, but win at home to Scotland.

The selectors reacted by keeping faith in the Welsh squad, which saw no newly capped players, and Daniel leading out an almost unchanged pack against England at Blackheath.