Gareth Baber

Gareth Baber
Birth name	Gareth Colin Baber
Date of birth	23 May 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Height	5.9 ft (1.8 m)
Weight	13.5 st (86 kg)
University	Swansea University ; Oxford University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Head Coach
Current team	Hong Kong national rugby sevens team
Senior career
Years	Team
; ; ; 1997-1999	Cardiff RFC ; Pontypridd RFC ; Aberavon RFC ; Bristol
	Correct as of 30 June 2014
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
2003–2007	Newport Gwent Dragons
International career
Years	Team
	Wales 7's
	Correct as of 30 June 2014
Coaching career
Years	Team
2011–2013; 2013–	Cardiff Blues; Hong Kong national rugby sevens team
	Correct as of 5 November 2013

Gareth Baber (born 23 May 1972) is a Welsh former rugby footballer and now a rugby union coach. He is the current coach of the Hong Kong national rugby sevens team.^[1]

During his playing career Baber earned a Blue for Oxford University's rugby team. He also featured at scrum-half for Pontypridd RFC, and featured prominently in Pontypridd's European Shield victory over London Irish in 2001 where he appeared on the Wing.

Baber was assistant coach with the Wales National Under 20 team. Baber was also academy skills coach at Welsh regional side Cardiff Blues.^[2] In July 2011 Baber and Justin Burnell were appointed Head Coaches of the Cardiff Blues following the resignation of Dai Young.^[3]

Since November 2013, Baber has been head of Hong Kong men's rugby sevens and directs the senior men's, women's and youth programmes at elite level.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "HK greet new sevens coaches". The Standard. 5 November 2013.
^ Cardiff Blues : Academy Coaches
^ Baber and Burnell appointed at Cardiff Blues

External links

[HK7-1] "HK greet new sevens coaches". The Standard. 5 November 2013.

[2] Cardiff Blues : Academy Coaches

[3] Baber and Burnell appointed at Cardiff Blues

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