Neil Jenkins

Neil Jenkins
MBE

Neil Jenkins on 19 March 2012
Birth name	Neil Roger Jenkins
Date of birth	(1971-07-08) 8 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Church Village, Wales
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	86 kg (13.5 st; 190 lb)
School	Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Full back Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1990–99, 2002–03 Pontypridd 237 (3,185) 1999–02 Cardiff 45 (655) 2003–04 Celtic Warriors 26 (299) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1991–1992 Wales U21 1 (10) 1991–2002 Wales 87 (1049) 1997, 2001 British & Irish Lions 4 (41) Coaching career Years Team 2004– Wales 2009, 2013, British & Irish Lions

Neil Jenkins, MBE (born 8 July 1971) is a Welsh former rugby union player and current coach. He played fly-half, centre, or full back for Pontypridd, Cardiff, Celtic Warriors, Wales and the British & Irish Lions. Jenkins is Wales' highest ever points-scorer and is the fifth highest on the List of leading rugby union test point scorers. He was the first player to score 1,000 points in international matches.

In 2004 Jenkins joined the coaching staff of the Wales national rugby union team and was the kicking skills coach.