Rowland Phillips (rugby)

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Rowland Phillips
Birth nameRowland David Phillips
Date of birth (1965-07-28) 28 July 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
SchoolSt David's Comprehensive
Notable relative(s) Carys Phillips (daughter)
Rugby league career
Position(s) Second-row, Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990–94 Warrington 50 (12)
1992Rochdale Hornets (loan) 4 (12)
1992Oldham RLFC (loan) 9 (4)
1994–97 Workington Town 88 (44)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1993-95 Wales 4 (4)
1996 Great Britain [1] 1 (0)
Rugby union career
Position(s) back-row
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
?–1990 Neath RFC ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1987–89 Wales [2] [3] 10 (0)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2015– London Welsh

Rowland David Phillips (born 28 July 1965) is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league footballer.

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Background

Phillips was born in St Davids, Wales.

Playing career

He played as a back row forward for Wales, where he won ten caps between 1987 and 1990. [2] [3] He also played rugby union for Neath RFC before moving to rugby league, playing second-row for Warrington (Heritage No. 904), Oldham RLFC (Heritage № 1005) and Workington Town. [1]

Rowland Phillips played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing Prop Neil Harmon on 79-minutes) in Warrington's 12–2 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday, 12 January 1991.

He also played for the Wales and Great Britain national rugby league teams.

Rowland Phillips made his début for Warrington on Saturday 13 October 1990, and he played his last match for Warrington on Sunday 21 August 1994.

Coaching career

In 2003 he took over as coach of Neath RFC from Lyn Jones. Due to his success at the club he is regarded as a local hero,[ citation needed ] leading Neath RFC to four Premiership titles in successive years and three cup final wins.

In the Summer of 2009 he joined Ebbw Vale RFC as head coach. After an unsuccessful season which saw Ebbw Vale relegated, he joined new Italian rugby team Aironi, originally as a defence coach, a position he previously filled with the Ospreys and Wales. He became Head Coach on 7 November 2010 after Franco Bernini was sacked after not winning any of their games up to that point.

In July 2012 Phillips was appointed head coach of Italian club Viadana. [4] In June 2014 Phillips was appointed Director of Rugby for Welsh club Neath RFC; he left later when appointed manager of London Welsh. [5]

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