Chris Dicomidis
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Christopher David Dicomidis, born 14 September 1985 in Pencoed
, Wales
, is a rugby union
player for Pontypridd RFC
in the Principality Premiership
, and for the Cyprus National Rugby Union Team
.
Dicomidis progressed through the junior teams of Pencoed RFC
, before joining the junior side of Cardiff RFC
- Cardiff Junior Blue & Blacks before it disbanded at Under 15's level and moved to Old Penarthians RFC
. He then joined Tondu RFC
as a fullback.
Dicomidis and was capped by Wales
at FIRA under 19 level, as a Lock, and also figured in the Celtic Warriors
academy.
Studying sports and leisure management at UWIC, Dicomidis represented the University team in the first division during the 2004-05 season, making a number of appearances on permit for Pontypridd in the league and cup. Further international honours followed with Wales Universities.
At the beginning of the 2005-06 season, Dicomidis was drafted into the Pontypridd senior squad. A good run of form was rewarded with a call up to the Wales under 21 squad, for whom he won caps during the Six Nations campaign and the age group World Cup tournament in France.
Dicomidis was voted joint recipient of the "Most Improved Player of the Year" award for 2006 by the Pontypridd Supporters' Club.
Dicomidis was handed the captaincy of the Pontypridd team at the beginning of the 2010/11 season.
Pencoed
Pencoed , is a town in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, mid-way between Wales's two largest cities of Cardiff and Swansea.Lying on the Ewenny River it has a population of around 11,000...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, is a rugby union
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 for Pontypridd RFC
Pontypridd RFC
Pontypridd Rugby Football Club, known as Ponty, are a rugby union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, currently playing in the British and Irish Cup, Principality Premiership, and are the current SWALEC Cup champions....
in the Principality Premiership
Welsh Premier Division
The Welsh Premier Division is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented by the Welsh Rugby Union for the 1990–91 season.-Competition history:...
, and for the Cyprus National Rugby Union Team
Cyprus national rugby union team
The Cyprus National Rugby Union Team known as "The Moufflons" is the representative side of Cyprus in rugby union. Their nickname is "The Moufflons" after a kind of horned sheep which is also the Republic's national animal, the Cypriot mouflon...
.
Dicomidis progressed through the junior teams of Pencoed RFC
Pencoed RFC
Pencoed Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Pencoed. Today, Pencoed RFC plays in the Welsh Rugby Union, Division Two West League and is a feeder club for the Ospreys....
, before joining the junior side of 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...
- Cardiff Junior Blue & Blacks before it disbanded at Under 15's level and moved to Old Penarthians RFC
Old Penarthians RFC
Old Penarthians Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Penarth, Wales. The Old Penarthians were formed out of an association set up on the 7th December 1923 by Penarth County School. The society formed was the Penarth County School Old Boys Association and it covered the games of...
. He then joined Tondu RFC
Tondu RFC
Tondu Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Aberkenfig, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Two West League and is a feeder club for the Ospreys.....
as a fullback.
Dicomidis and was capped by Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
at FIRA under 19 level, as a Lock, and also figured in the Celtic Warriors
Celtic Warriors
The Celtic Warriors were a regional rugby union team from Wales, who played in the Celtic League and Heineken Cup between 2003 and 2004.-History:The Warriors were one of the five original regions of the Welsh Regional Rugby Era...
academy.
Studying sports and leisure management at UWIC, Dicomidis represented the University team in the first division during the 2004-05 season, making a number of appearances on permit for Pontypridd in the league and cup. Further international honours followed with Wales Universities.
At the beginning of the 2005-06 season, Dicomidis was drafted into the Pontypridd senior squad. A good run of form was rewarded with a call up to the Wales under 21 squad, for whom he won caps during the Six Nations campaign and the age group World Cup tournament in France.
Dicomidis was voted joint recipient of the "Most Improved Player of the Year" award for 2006 by the Pontypridd Supporters' Club.
Dicomidis was handed the captaincy of the Pontypridd team at the beginning of the 2010/11 season.