Rowland Phillips (rugby)

Rowland Phillips

Birth name	Rowland David Phillips
Date of birth	(1965-07-28) 28 July 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
School	St David's Comprehensive
Notable relative(s)	Carys Phillips (daughter)
Rugby union career
Position(s) back-row Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Neath RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1987–89 Wales[1][2] 10 (0) Coaching career Years Team 2015– London Welsh
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1990–94 Warrington 50 12 1992 →Rochdale Hornets (loan) 4 12 1992 →Oldham RLFC (loan) 9 4 1994–97 Workington Town 88 44 Total 151 0 0 0 72 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1993–95 Wales 4 4 1996 Great Britain[3] 1 0

Rowland David Phillips (born 28 July 1965) is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league footballer.

Background

Phillips was born in St Davids, Wales.

Playing career

He played as a back row forward for Wales, where he won ten caps between 1987 and 1990.^[1][2] He also played rugby union for Neath RFC before moving to rugby league, playing second-row for Warrington, Oldham RLFC and Workington Town.^[3]

Rowland Phillips appeared as a substitute (replacing Prop Neil Harmon on 79-minutes) in Warrington's 12–2 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday, 12 January 1991.

He also played for the Wales and Great Britain national rugby league teams.

Rowland Phillips made his début for Warrington on Saturday 13 October 1990, and he played his last match for Warrington on Sunday 21 August 1994.

Coaching career

In 2003 he took over as coach of Neath RFC from Lyn Jones. Due to his success at the club he is regarded as a local hero,^{[citation needed]} leading Neath RFC to four Premiership titles in successive years and three cup final wins.

In the Summer of 2009 he joined Ebbw Vale RFC as head coach. After an unsuccessful season which saw Ebbw Vale relegated, he joined new Italian rugby team Aironi, originally as a defence coach, a position he previously filled with the Ospreys and Wales. He became Head Coach on 7 November 2010 after Franco Bernini was sacked after not winning any of their games up to that point.

In July 2012 Phillips was appointed head coach of Italian club Viadana.^[4] In June 2014 Phillips was appointed Director of Rugby for Welsh club Neath RFC; he left later when appointed manager of London Welsh.^[5]

References

1. "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. "Phillips joins Viadana". BBC. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
5. "Former Neath coach Rowland Phillips takes over at Aviva Premiership side London Welsh". southwales-eveningpost.co.uk. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

External links

• (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at aironirugby.eu