Gareth Baber
Birth name | Gareth Colin Baber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 May 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5.9 ft (1.8 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13.5 st (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Swansea University Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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- Welsh rugby union coaches
- Welsh rugby union players
- Pontypridd RFC players
- Newport Gwent Dragons players
- Bristol Rugby players
- Oxford University RFC players
- Rugby union players from Cardiff
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Aberavon RFC players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 1972 births
- Living people