Wayne Proctor

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Wayne Proctor
Birth nameWayne Thomas Proctor
Date of birth (1972-06-12) 12 June 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight122 182 lb (13 st 0 lb; 83 kg)
SchoolCardigan Secondary School
ChildrenBen Proctor and Ella Proctor
Occupation(s)Quins youth coach
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wings
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Llanelli RFC 302 (903)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992-2001 Wales 39 (55)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2014-2018 Namibia
Quins Youth

Wayne Thomas Proctor (12 June 1972) [1] is a former Wales international rugby union footballer, who was a winger/full-back for Wales, Llanelli RFC and subsequently the Llanelli Scarlets.

A former Welsh schools international athlete, Proctor represented Wales at the 110m hurdles whilst a student at Cardigan Secondary School.

Proctor is still the current record holder for the most tries in the Welsh league and record try scorer for Llanelli RFC. He is the third highest points scorer for the Scarlets, with 903. Gareth Bowen is the second highest points scorer, with 1,055, and Stephen Jones is leading, with 2,716. He is also in fifth place on the appearances list for the Scarlets, with 304. In total he scored 182 tries for Llanelli.

Having studied sports science at Pembrokeshire College, Proctor for many years held the position of Fitness Coach to the Llanelli Scarlets. Proctor was formerly Fitness coach for the Wales under 21s squad and is currently the fitness coach for the Wales Sevens Squad. [2]

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