Rugby player
| Birth name | Robert Charles A. Appleyard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1972-12-09) 9 December 1972 (age 52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haverfordwest, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6.20 ft (1.89 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16.1 st (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Pembroke Comprehensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Neath Tertiary College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Charles Appleyard (born 9 December 1972) is a former Wales international rugby union player. A flanker, he played club rugby for Swansea RFC Sale Sharks and Cardiff RFC. He was assistant coach to the Wales national under-20 rugby union team for the 2008 and 2010 Junior Rugby World Cup. He is currently a director/agent at Win sports management.
In June 2011 he was appointed full-time defence coach to Newport Gwent Dragons He started his coaching career as defence coach at the Ospreys before moving west as a skills coach at the Scarlets.
References
- Ron Appleyard international rugby profile Scrum.com
- He coached at the Ospreys, Scarlets and Dragons. Rob Appleyard rugby profile WRU.com
- Applleyard to coach Newport Gwent Dragons
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