Gethin Jenkins

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Gethin Jenkins

Personal information
Full name	Gethin Jenkins
Date of birth	November 17, 1980 (1980-11-17) (age 27)
Place of birth	Llantwit Fardre, Wales
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 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
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Gethin Jenkins (born 17 November 1980) was educated at Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive school in Beddau. He is a Welsh rugby union player. He plays for Cardiff Blues.

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. He played for the Pontypridd Youth Team and later for Pontypridd, then for Celtic Warriors before signing for the Blues. 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.

Jenkins made his first appearance for Wales against Romania in 2003, and has so far won 31 caps for Wales. 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.

He was selected for the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand in 2005 and played in all three tests. 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.

He was recently selected as captain of the Welsh team for their game against South Africa in November 2007.

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• Cardiff profile
• Wales profile