Birth name | Gareth Chapman | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 April 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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Gareth Chapman (born 16 April 1981) is a Welsh rugby union player. A centre, he joined Cardiff RFC in September 2007 [1] from Welsh regional side Newport Gwent Dragons. In May 2010 Chapman joined Newport RFC. [2]
He is currently teaching at Hartridge High School in Newport.
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