Aaron Shingler
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Shingler | |
| Date of birth | 7 August 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Aldershot, England | |
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Flanker | |
| Current club | Scarlets | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2007-20011 2009 – present |
Llanelli RFC Scarlets |
68 (60) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2012- | Wales | 1 (0) |
| Sevens National teams** | ||
| Wales Sevens | ||
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Aaron Craig Shingler (born 7 August 1987, Aldershot) is a Wales international rugby union player and former cricketer.
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[edit] Background
Born in Aldershot, England, Shingler grew up in West Wales, attending Pontarddulais Comprehensive School and Gorseinon Tertiary College. His mother was born in Dumfries in southern Scotland.[1]. As Aaron has represented the Wales Sevens team he is only eligible to represent the Wales national team. His younger brother Steven Shingler is also a professional rugby player.
[edit] Cricket
He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. In 2007, Shingler signed to the senior Glamorgan team for the 2007 season, having played for the last three seasons in the Second XI. However, he was released from the club at the end of the season. Shingler played once for the England Under-19s team in a Youth One-Day International against Bangladesh in 2005. He has also played for Wales Minor Counties in the MCCA Trophy.
[edit] Rugby
After being released by Glamorgan, Shingler signed for Welsh Premier Division rugby union side Llanelli RFC. In April 2009, he was promoted to the Scarlets regional side for their West Wales derby match against the Ospreys on 18 April. He then played in three of the Scarlets' four remaining fixtures, missing only the 45–8 away defeat by Leinster as he was playing in the 2009 WRU Challenge Cup final against Neath RFC. He scored a solo 70-metre try, but this was not enough to prevent Neath from winning 27–21. In 2010 Aaron was selected for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Welsh Squad.
In January 2012 he was called into the Wales 35 man senior squad for the training camp in Poland prior to the 2012 Six Nations Championship[2]. He made his full international debut for Wales versus Scotland on 12 February 2012.
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