Gethin Jenkins
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| Full name | Gethin Jenkins | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 November 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Llantwit Fardre, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (267 lb; 19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000–03 2003–04 2004–12 2012–13 2013– |
Pontypridd C. Warriors Cardiff Blues Toulon Cardiff Blues |
62 13 126 21 39 |
(5) (5) (25) (0) (15) |
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Correct as of 7 May 2016
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2002– 2005, 2009, 2013 |
Wales British and Irish Lions |
129 5 |
(20) (0) |
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Correct as of 26 November 2016
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Gethin "Jonks" Jenkins (born 17 November 1980) is a Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player, currently playing for Cardiff Blues. Jenkins holds the record as the most capped player for Wales and the fourth most-capped player in rugby union history.
Educated at Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive school in Beddau, Jenkins first played rugby union aged 13 at Beddau RFC based in Pontypridd.
Jenkins later played for Pontypridd, then for Celtic Warriors before signing for Cardiff Blues. At the Blues he won the amlin challenge cup, and reached the Heineken cup semi final. After an impressive World cup 2011, his signature was hotly sought after with Bath, Perpignan and Toulon all chasing a deal for the prop. Jenkins joined French Top 14 side Toulon for the 2012-13 season.
He became the ninth Welshman to win a Heineken Cup with Toulon when he played as a replacement in the final against Clermont Auvergne. Jenkins is only the second Welsh player (along with Rob Howley) to win both European cups, after winning the Amlin Challenge Cup in 2010 with the Cardiff Blues and the Heineken Cup with Toulon in 2013.
Jenkins made his first appearance for Wales against Romania in 2002. 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.
In November 2007 he was asked to captain his country against South Africa by Welsh temporary coach Nigel Davies. His reign as captain would last just one game as in December Wales hired Warren Gatland as coach who gave the captaincy to Ryan Jones. However Jenkins kept his place in the squad solidifying himself as number one choice for the #1 jersey.
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