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GEthin Jenkins

Gethin Jenkins

Defence coach

Profile Biog
DoB 17 November 1980
Place of birth Llantwit Fardre
Playing career Pontypridd, Celtic Warriors, Cardiff Blues, Toulon, British & Irish Lions, Wales

As a player, he was one of the most decorated Welsh players to have graced the game. He won 129 caps for Wales and five more for the British & Irish Lions. He held the record for most Welsh caps until Alun Wyn Jones overtook him on 29 September 2019.
The most capped front row forward in history, he is among a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams.
He began his coaching career with Cardiff RFC at the conclusion of his illustrious playing career and has also coached the Cardiff Blues development side.

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Warren Gatland

Head Coach

Alan Phillips

Team Manager

Shaun Edwards

Defence Coach

Rob Howley

Caretaker Coach

Neil Jenkins

Assistant Coach – Skills

Robin McBryde

Caretake Coach

Huw Bennett

Head of Physical Performance

John Ashby

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach / Nutritional Support

Dr Ryan Chambers

Head of Sports Science

Jon Williams

National Team Nutritionist

Rhodri Bown

WRU Head of Performance Analysis

Andrew Hughes

Performance Analyst

Prav Mathema

National Medical Manager

Dr Geoff Davies

WRU National Team Doctor

Mark Davies

Physiotherapist

Angela Rickard

Masseuse

Caroline Morgan

National Squad PA

John Rowlands

Baggage Master, Technical & Equipment Support

Luke Broadley

National Squad Media Manager

Lucy Kember

Soft Tissue Therapist

Marc Kinnaird

Performance Analyst

Gareth Williams

Head Coach: Wales U20

Richie Pugh

Assistant coach

Eifion Roberts

Lead S&C

Adam Fuge

Analyst

Geraint Lewis

Skills Coach

Chris Horsman

Skills Coach

Patrick Moran

Physiotherapist

Rowland Phillips

Head Coach & Performance Lead

Nick Wakley

Assistant Coach

Nigel Davies

Caretaker Coach

Gareth Jenkins

Head Coach

Scott Johnson

Caretaker Coach

Mike Ruddock

Head Coach

Steve Hansen

Head Coach

Lynn Howells

Caretaker Coach

Graham Henry

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Dennis John

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Kevin Bowring

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Alec Evans

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Alan Davies

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Ron Waldron

Caretaker Coach

John Ryan

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Tony Gray

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John Bevan

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John Lloyd

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John Dawes

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Clive Rowlands

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David Nash

Head Coach

Rhodri Williams

Strength & Conditioning

Richard Kelly

Set-piece Coach

Dai Flanagan

Backs Coach

Andrew Bishop

Defence coach

Graham O'Riordan

Analyst

Chris Edwards

Nutritionist

Dr Chris Berry

Performance Analyst

Ben Warburton

Physio

Darren Joy

Team Manager

Julian Widdowson

Doctor

Gareth Wyatt

Backs coach

Hugh Gustafson

Paul Stridgeon

Head of Physical Performance

Chris Conway

Kit Logistics

Ciaran Miller

Sports Scientist

Matt O'Brien

Head Coach

Will Cusack

S&C

John Miles

Senior Physiotherapist

Sam Jones

Analyst

Hanlie Fouche

Physiotherapist

Stephen Jones

Assistant Coach – Attack

Wayne Pivac

Head Coach

Jonathan Humphreys

Assistant Coach – Forwards

Sam Warburton

Technical Advisor: Defence/Breakdown

Darren Edwards

Head coach

Martyn Williams

Team Manager

Dale Thomas

Mental Skills Coach

Todd Taylor

Performance Analyst

Richard Fussell

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Owain Binding

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Liam Thomas

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Performance lead

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Assistant Coach – Defence

Sam Dodge

Strength & Conditioning

Warren Abrahams

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Sophie Spence

Assistanct Coach

Ioan Cunningham

Head Coach

Paul James

Assistant coach

Andy Lloyd

Team Manager

Anthony Carter

Physio

Carwyn James

Analyst

Dr Gareth Jones

Doctor

Gareth Williams

Assistanct Coach - Breakdown

Richard Whiffin

Lead coach

Jo Perkins

Physio

Conor Dunleavy

Physio

Robin Sowden-Taylor

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Craig Everett

Defence coach

Shaun Connor

Breakdown coach

Josh Rowlands

Strength & Conditioning

Will Precious

Analyst

Ben Stirling

Senior Physiotherapist

Darren Joy

Kit & Logistics Co-ordinator

Alex King

Attack coach

Mike Forshaw

Defence coach

Jonathan Thomas

Contact area coach

Callum Niblett

Analyst

Jane West

Physio

Marc Breeze

Set-piece Coach

Phil McArdle

Kit custodian

Mike Hill

Forwards Coach

Lois Drummie

Sport Scientist

Tom Sheppard

Assistant Analyst

Shaun Connor

Backs Coach

Mark Jones

Wales U20 interim head coach

Chloe Montgomery

Soft tissue specialist

Sam Hobs

Forwards coach

Scott Sneddon

Defence coach

George Morgan

Nutritionist

WIll Bevan

Strength & Conditioning coach

Angela Daw

Team Manager

Jamie Cox

Assistant S&C

Cara Jones

Assistant Physiotherapist

Eve Holcombe

Kit and Equipment Coordinator

Gwennan Williams

Team Doctor

Elin Drake

Sports Therapist

JP Bevan

Team Manager

Saul Nelson

Forwards coach

Ned Partridge

S&C

Matt Ward

Physiotherapist

Dr Nick Burtenshaw

Team Doctor

Richie Pugh

Wales U18 head coach

Josh Turnbull

Assistant coach

Jon Hughes

Team manager

Jonathan Hooper

Assistant coach

Siwan Lillicrap

Head coach

Elinor Snowsill

Assistant coach

Declan Iles

Medical lead

Lucy Brown

Assistant coach

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