Corey Baldwin

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Corey Baldwin
Birth nameCorey Baldwin
Date of birth (1998-10-13) 13 October 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Surrey, England
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb; 218 lb)
SchoolYsgol Bro Dinefwr
UniversitySwansea
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Centre
Wing
Current team Scarlets
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2019
2016–2019
2019
2020–2021
2021–2023
2023–
Llandovery
Scarlets
Llanelli
Exeter Chiefs
Scarlets
Dragons
17
18
1
5
9
5
(70)
(15)
(0)
(0)
(15)
5
Correct as of 11:23, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Wales U20 11 (20)
Correct as of 29 October 2017

Corey Baldwin (born 13 October 1998) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Dragons as a winger/centre.

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Professional career

Baldwin made his senior debut in 2016 for Llandovery against Bedwas as a replacement. [1] Just a month later, he made his debut for the Scarlets, scoring a try in the Anglo-Welsh Cup game against the Newport Gwent Dragons. [2]

In 2017, Baldwin was named in the Wales U20 squad for the first time. [3] Much like his Scarlets debut, Baldwin scored in his first game for the Wales U20s, which was a 65-34 victory over Scotland U20 [4]

On 2 March 2020, Baldwin joined Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership Rugby competition from the 2020–21 season. [5]

On 3 August 2021, Baldwin returned to his old region Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship ahead of the 2021–22 season. [6]

Baldwin departed the Scarlets at the end of the 2022–23 season. [7]

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References

  1. "Match Report | Llandovery RFC". Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "Young Scarlets put up a brave fight at Rodney Parade : Scarlets Rugby". Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. "17 year old Corey Baldwin named in Wales U20 squad | Llandovery RFC". Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. "REPORT: Wales score eight tries in record romp : Welsh Rugby Union | 2016 RBS 6 Nations". Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. "Exeter Chiefs: Gloucester's Aaron Hinkley and Scarlets' Corey Baldwin sign". BBC Sport. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  6. "Corey Baldwin: Young back rejoins Scarlets from Exeter Chiefs". BBC Sport. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. "Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Patchell to leave Scarlets at end of season". BBC Sport. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.