Alan Phillips
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Alan John Phillips is a former international rugby union
player. A hooker, he played his club rugby for Cardiff RFC
his modern game of forward play being so impressive that Cardiff selectors played him straight out of youth rugby (Kenfig Hill RFC). Scored 162 tries in 481 appearances for Cardiff RFC. He toured South Africa with the British and Irish Lions
in 1980 and was in the Wales squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup
Won 18 caps for Wales between 1979 - 1987.
Wales Team Manager since the Autumn of 2002.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. A hooker, he played his club rugby for Cardiff RFC
Cardiff RFC
Cardiff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union football club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, but soon relocated to Cardiff Arms Park where they have been based ever since...
his modern game of forward play being so impressive that Cardiff selectors played him straight out of youth rugby (Kenfig Hill RFC). Scored 162 tries in 481 appearances for Cardiff RFC. He toured South Africa with the British and Irish Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
in 1980 and was in the Wales squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup
1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the first ever tournament with New Zealand hosting seventeen pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final with Australia being the junior partner hosting seven pool matches, two...
Won 18 caps for Wales between 1979 - 1987.
Wales Team Manager since the Autumn of 2002.