Geraint Lewis

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Geraint Lewis
Date of birth (1974-01-12) 12 January 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Pontypridd, Wales
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight224 lb (102 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2007
Rotherham
Bath
Bristol
19
9
25
(20)
(0)
(5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2001 Wales 16 (0)

Geraint Lewis (born 12 January 1974) is a former Wales international rugby union player.

A back row forward, he played club rugby for Pontypridd RFC, Rotherham Titans, Bristol and Bath before returning to Pontypridd at the start of the 2007/08 season. [1]

Geraint departed Pontypridd, and retired from Premiership Rugby, in the 2009 close season to take up the reins of player/coach at WRU Division 2 East's Llantwit Fardre RFC. [2]

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References

  1. "Lewis, Geraint | Hall of Fame | Rugby | Clwb Rygbi Pontypridd Rugby Football Club". Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  2. "Lewis calls it a day at Ponty". Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.