Rhys Gill
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| Full name | Iorworth Alan Rhys Gill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Rhondda, Wales | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb) | ||
| School | Ysgol Gyfun Cymer Rhondda | ||
| University | Pencoed College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005–2008 2008–2009 2009– |
Cardiff RFC Glamorgan Saracens |
54 11 135 |
(25) (0) (20) |
| correct as of 25 April 2015. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005–2009 | Cardiff Blues | 5 | (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010– | Wales | 7 | (0) |
| correct as of 19 November 2016. | |||
Iorworth Alan Rhys Gill (born 30 October 1986)[1] is a Wales international rugby union player. A prop forward he joined Saracens in May 2009 having previously played for Cardiff Blues.
A former member of the Cardiff Blues Academy, Gill represented Wales at Under-16 and Under-18 levels before signing with Cardiff RFC as an 18-year-old. He made his Cardiff debut in 2005 and went on to become a member of the Wales Under-21 squad that season. He finished his first season for the club with 18 appearances and made his Magners League bow with the Cardiff Blues as a substitute against Munster at Thomond Park in May 2006. The loose-head was signed by English Premiership side Saracens in 2009, having been scouted by the club's assistant coach Cobus Visagie as a powerful set-piece performer.
On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35 man Wales national Squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.[2] Gill made his debut for the Wales national rugby union team against Ireland on 13 March 2010 as a second-half replacement.
After helping Saracens to a maiden Premiership title in 2011, Gill was handed another chance in a Wales jersey - against Ireland in the opening game of the 2012 Six Nations..
References
External links
- Rhys Gill biography at the Cardiff Blues