Alex Cuthbert
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School |
Newent Community School Hartpury College |
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| University | UWIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Wing | ||
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| Current team | Cardiff Blues | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2011 | Cardiff | 5 | (15) |
| 2008–2011 | UWIC | ? | (?) |
| 2011– | Cardiff Blues | 83 | (195) |
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Correct as of 21 October 2016
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2009–2011 | Wales Sevens | ? | (?) |
| 2011– | Wales | 45 | (75) |
| 2013 | British and Irish Lions | 1 | (5) |
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Correct as of 11 February 2017
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Alex Cuthbert (born 5 April 1990, Gloucester, England) is a Welsh rugby union player. Born in Gloucester, he plays on the wing for Cardiff Blues and the Wales national team.
Born in Gloucester, Cuthbert went to Newent Community School, and later gained a diploma at Hartpury College and studied at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Although he was born and raised in England, Cuthbert qualifies for Wales as his mother was born in Wrexham.
Cuthbert first started playing rugby during his seven years of studying at Newent Community School playing club rugby for Hucclecote RFC and Westbury-on-Severn RFC. He later moved to Hartpury College where he was a member of Hartpury College R.F.C., coached by Allan Lewis in a team that included Jonny May on the opposite wing. He then moved to study at UWIC, where he played for both the college and Cardiff RFC, he was noticed by Wales rugby sevens team coach Paul John. As a result, Cuthbert played for them in the 2009-2010 and the 2010-2011 IRB Sevens World Series, and in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Cuthbert came to wider attention in 2011 with the Cardiff Blues. As an attacking threat he underlined his credentials during the region's Heineken Cup campaign - scoring a brace as they secured a quarter-final berth with victory over Racing Metro. Wales' senior management was quick to take notice and he made his debut in their December international against Australia. There he replaced George North in the second-half, but it was the slot vacated by the retired Shane Williams that became his for the opening game of the 2012 Six Nations. At well over six feet he represented a change of style from Williams' dancing feet and low centre of gravity, but his domestic form, pace and finishing prowess stacked up for Warren Gatland.
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