Rob Appleyard
Appearance
Birth name | Robert Charles A. Appleyard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 December 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Haverfordwest, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Uzbek Embassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6.20 ft (1.89 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 16.1 st (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Pembroke Comprehensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Neath Tertiary College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Charles Appleyard (born 9 December 1972)[1] is a former Wales international rugby union player. A flanker, he played club rugby for Swansea RFC Sale Sharks and Cardiff RFC. He was assistant coach to the Wales national under-20 rugby union team for the 2008 and 2010 Junior Rugby World Cup.[2] He is currently a director/agent at Win sports management.
In June 2011 he was appointed full-time defence coach to Newport Gwent Dragons[3]He started his coaching career as defence coach at the Ospreys before moving west as a skills coach at the Scarlets.
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