Alec Jenkins

Alec Jenkins

Birth name	Alec Jenkins
Date of birth	(1987-07-07) 7 July 1987
Place of birth	Wales
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Pontyberem RFC () Carmarthen Quins () 2005–2008 Llanelli RFC () 2009– Neath RFC 0 (0) Correct as of 19:45, 11 February 2008 (UTC) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2008 Llanelli Scarlets () 2008–2009 London Welsh RFC () Correct as of 19:45, 11 February 2008 (UTC) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005 Wales U18 2006 Wales U19 2007 Wales U20 5 (5) Correct as of 19:45, 11 February 2008 (UTC) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2006– Wales Sevens Correct as of 19:45, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Alec Jenkins (born 7 July 1987 in Wales) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays on the wing for Llanelli Scarlets and Wales Sevens.

When not playing for the Scarlets, Jenkins plays domestic rugby with Llanelli RFC. Jenkins' former clubs include Pontyberem RFC and Carmarthen Quins. He has previously represented the Wales Sevens team and was part of the squad that won the Hong Kong Sevens Plate in April 2006. He has further representative honours for Wales at U18 & U19 levels.

In February 2007, Jenkins was included in the Wales U20 squad ahead of the U21 Six Nations championship. He appeared in every game of the tournament and scored a try in the 56–8 victory over Scotland.

Jenkins was called up for the Wales Sevens squad for the 2006–07 season, for the fifth and six legs of the IRB Sevens World Series in Hong Kong and Adelaide. He scored a try in the Plate final in Hong Kong against Argentina; the Welsh lifted the trophy courtesy of the 26–19 scoreline.

In January 2008, Jenkins was included in the Wales Sevens squad for the Wellington, New Zealand, and San Diego, USA, legs of the 2007–2008 IRB Sevens World Series.

On 14 May 2008 it was announced that Jenkins would be leaving the Scarlets to join London Welsh. On 1 July 2009 it was announced that Jenkins was returning to Wales to play for semi-professional side Neath RFC.