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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gethin Jenkins | |
| Date of birth | November 17, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Llantwit Fardre, Wales | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Llantwit Fardre is a small town or large Village situated on the A473 road near the Welsh town of Pontypridd. 88 m) | |
| Weight | 18 st 6 lbs (117 kg) | |
| School(s) attended | Bryn Celynnog | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Prop | |
| Current club | Cardiff Blues | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Treorchy | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
2004 ‐ |
Pontypridd RFC Celtic Warriors Cardiff Blues |
65 (15) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2002 ‐ 2005 |
Wales British and Irish Lions |
57 (15) 3 |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Gethin Jenkins (born 17 November 1980) was educated at Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive school in Beddau. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Bryn Celynnog is a Comprehensive school in Beddau, Wales. It has a capacity of over 1200 pupils and 90 teachers Beddau ( Welsh language for 'Graves' is a small Town situated near the larger Welsh town of Pontypridd in the County borough of He is a Welsh rugby union player. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short He plays for Cardiff Blues. Cardiff Blues (Gleision Caerdydd are one of the four professional Welsh Rugby union teams
He first played rugby union aged 13 at Beddau RFC based in Pontypridd, starting out as a flanker but was pushed forward into the front row at age 15. Pontypridd is both a community and a Town in Glamorgan, Wales, in the County borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff and is situated 12 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 He played for the Pontypridd Youth Team and later for Pontypridd, then for Celtic Warriors before signing for the Blues. Pontypridd RFC The Celtic Warriors were a regional Rugby union team from Wales, who played in the Celtic League and Heineken Cup between 2003 Despite weighing 18 st 10 lbs, the 27 year old is surprisingly fast. He is able to play both loosehead and tighthead prop, which often means that he has been seen as an ideal substitute. A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15
Jenkins made his first appearance for Wales against Romania in 2003, and has so far won 31 caps for Wales. The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international In the 2005 Six Nations Championship he was rated one of the greatest influences in Wales' Grand Slam winning side, scoring a memorable try against Ireland. The 2005 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the sixth series of the Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy In Rugby union, a Grand Slam occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship manages to beat all the others during one year's competition or when a touring side The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in Rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and
He was selected for the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand in 2005 and played in all three tests. The British and Irish Lions (until 2001 known as the British Isles Rugby Union Team or "British Lions" Rugby union side comprises a pick of the best players from In 2005 the British and Irish Lions Rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993 suffering a 3–0 whitewash at the hands of Gethin Jenkins has also played rugby league, making regular appearances for Cardiff Demons in the late 1990s leading them to the 1998 Division Two Academy Grand Final. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Cardiff Demons RLFC are a Rugby league side who play out of St
He was recently selected as captain of the Welsh team for their game against South Africa in November 2007.
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