Garin Jenkins

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Garin Jenkins
Full name Garin Richard Jenkins
Date of birth (1966-08-18) 18 August 1966
Place of birth Ynysybwl, Wales
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Occupation(s) Miner[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Hooker
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Swansea RFC
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1991-2002 Wales 58 (10)

Garin Jenkins (born in Ynysybwl, 18 August 1966)[2] is a former Wales international rugby union player. He is the joint most capped Welsh hooker having attained 58 caps. His record was equalled by Matthew Rees on 2 February 2013.

Jenkins played in the Rugby Union World Cup three times : 1991, 1995 and 1999 and at the time played for Swansea RFC, a club he captained.

Jenkins currently works as a summariser on Radio Wales' sport time programme. He has a wife and two children.

References

  1. "Welsh rugby's 50 hardest men". walesonline.co.uk. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  2. Garin Jenkins player profile Scrum.com

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