Phil John (rugby union, born 1981)
| Born | Phil John 25 April 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ysgol y Strade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phil John (born 25 April 1981) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who is a coach and formerly played at prop. His was a player-coach at RGC 1404[1] after he left the Scarlets after playing his final game against the Glasgow Warriors. He had represented the Scarlets for 17 seasons and made 330 appearances for the team. He has coached at Llanelli RFC, at RGC 1404, and was appointed as an academy skills coach by the Scarlets in 2021.[2]
John was born in Gorseinon.[3] He was a member of the Llandovery RFC team that won the Welsh Rugby Union Challenge Cup in 2007.[4] During his final season at the Scarlets, he was the only player in the squad which was part of the team that won the Celtic League in 2004.
References
- ^ "Scarlets Legend To Bring On North Wales Front Row Talent". S4C.
- ^ "John given coaching role at Scarlets". Welsh Rugby Union. 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Phil John". Scarlets. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Preview: National Cup semi-finals". Welsh Rugby Union. 24 March 2017.