Gareth Llewellyn
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gareth Llewellyn | |
| Date of birth | 27th February 1969 | |
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | |
| Height | 1.98cm | |
| Weight | 114kg | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Lock | |
| Current club | Bristol Rugby | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 05 - 08 | Bristol Rugby | 52(15) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1989-2006 | Wales | 92(?) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Gareth Llewellyn (born 27 February 1969 in St. David's Hospital Cardiff) whilst his father was serving in Cardiff with the Army, is a Welsh rugby union player who gained a record 92 caps for Wales as a lock. His record for Wales caps has since been surpassed by the country's current leader, Gareth Thomas, and Colin Charvis. His brother, Glyn Llewellyn, also played international rugby for Wales.
Llewellyn started his playing career at Llanharan RFC and then moved to on to play first class rugy at Neath, Harlequins, Ospreys and Narbonne, and signed for Bristol Shoguns at the beginning of the 2005-06 season.
He made his debut for Wales in 1989 against New Zealand and went on to win 92 caps, breaking the record of 87 held by Neil Jenkins in the test against Argentina on 12 June 2004. He captained Wales 7 times and has appeared in three Rugby World Cups - 1995, 1999 and 2003. He played international rugby in three different decades and under eight different coaches. Following Wales' Grand Slam in the 2004-05 season, he announced his retirement from international rugby.
Llewellyn's longevity, and in particular his continued presence as a top-tier player over a period of nearly twenty years has earned him the nickname "The Master" amongst supporters. This reflects his status as an elder statesman amongst Welsh second rows.
He is retiring from playing at the end of the current 2007/8 season and hopes to follow a career in coaching.
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