Brent Cockbain

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Brent Cockbain (born 15 November 1974 in New South Wales) is a Welsh rugby union player who has won 20 caps for Wales as a lock.

Cockbain (height 6 feet 8 inches / 2.03 m, weight 18 stone 5 lb / 117 kg) played club rugby for London Irish, then came to Wales in 1999 to join Pontypridd. With the advent of the regional sides in 2003, he played for the Celtic Warriors, then when the Warriors were broken up signed for the Ospreys in 2004.

He represented Australia at Under 19 and Under 21 level, but qualified for Wales under the residency rule and made his debut against Romania at Wrexham on 27 August 2003, a match which Wales won 54-8. This match also saw Mike Ruddock take charge of the side for the first time, albeit only for the one game. He went on to start in four of Wales' matches in the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

In the 2004-05 season he helped the Ospreys win the Celtic League and Wales win the Grand Slam, scoring his first international try against Italy . Although he doesn't score many tries, he is widely regarded by commentators and fans alike as one of the best ball carriers of the Wales outfit. He was flown out to join the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand as a late replacement after Danny Grewcock had been banned for biting. Earlier in the season he had been hit by personal tragedy when his 13 month old son, Toby, died of a brain tumour. Brent and his wife Kate set up the Toby Lloyd Cockbain Foundation to raise money for charity.

Brent has recently returned from injury to club rugby with the Ospreys, but missed Wales' 2006 Autumn Internationals due to a suspension.

His brother, Matt Cockbain has played international rugby for Australia.

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