Nowadays is a orthopaedic sales executive for Corin UK Limited, in Cardiff, as well as being coach of Thornbury in Division South West One. The highlight of his international career came in 1988 when he was part of a Triple Crown winning Welsh side. We're talking the cult figures of the game - those who are legends in the towns and villages that they live in. But there have also been men who took on a different type of hero status. After a spell coaching the Dragons, now a client retention manager and commercial manager for recruitment company Smart Solutions. It came in the 63-6 thumping from the Wallabies, in Ballymore, on a tour beset by player squabbles. The former Newport and Pontypool flanker was part of Mike Ruddock’s backroom team in the Wales Grand Slam set-up in 2005 and won two caps himself back in 1991 against England and Scotland. Oh, and that’s why nobody remembers your nobody! The wing played for Cardiff and Richmond, making his Test bow against Italy in Cardiff, in 1999 playing on two more occasions that year. Denzil Earland (Pontypridd, Ebbw Vale, Pontypool): The fearsome flanker from up the Rhondda apparently had a car alarm that was a picture of himself left on his dashboard to scare off would-be thieves! Lyndon Faulkner: (Pontypool): The former centre and nephew to Pooler great ‘Charlie’ Faulkner was part of the Schweppes Cup-winning Pontypool side in 1983, and played against Australia in 1981 and 1984. In the 2009 edition, he led Ireland to their first Grand Slam in 61 years, and scored a try in every match except one. Arwel Thomas (Swansea, Neath, Harlequins): Made 23 appearances for Wales in the outside-half berth. He recently spent his 44th birthday recovering from suspected coronavirus. The Pontypool hooker made the most of Garin Jenkins being suspended to win three caps for Wales in 1993 including the memorable Five Nations Championship win over England, courtesy of Ieuan Evans’ try. Moved to London after his rugby and worked as a close protection officer for a globally recognised security firm. Adrian Varney (Neath): A flanker who would run through brick walls down at the Gnoll which endeared himself to fans of the Welsh All Blacks. He was appointed WRU General Manager of the North Wales Development Region in 2012, coordinating and managing the rugby region, before resigning in 2016. From the start of the 1990s from when former Newbridge and Newport lock Andy Allen make his debut against France on January 20 1990, to when Jason Jones-Hughes’ ill-fated Welsh adventure under Graham Henry took centre stage for the first time against Argentina in the opening game of the 1999 Rugby World Cup, an incredible 103 players began their international careers, with many lasting just a few games - and in some cases just one. Roger Bidgood (Pontypool, Newport, Newbridge, Cardiff): The barnstorming centre won five Welsh caps between 1992-93. Gareth Llewellyn (Neath, Harlequins, Ospreys, Swansea, Narbonne, Bristol): Gained a record 92 caps for Wales as a lock. 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Skinstad is a former Boks captain who enjoyed a spectacular career in the late 90s. Denzil Earland (Pontypridd, Ebbw Vale, Pontypool): The fearsome flanker from up the Rhondda apparently had a car alarm that was a picture of himself left on his dashboard to scare off would-be thieves! Tony Copsey (Llanelli): Played 16 times for Wales. Glen Webbe (Bridgend): Capped 10 times by Wales from 1986-88 and a prolific finisher in club rugby at the Brewery Field. Like daniel carter won irb player of the year more than once bro. They were the players you idolised throughout the 80s and 90s but what become of them? Gwilym Wilkins McBride, Nicholls, Barry John, Phil Bennett, Bleddyn Williams, Napier, Parisse, Mervyn Davies. v United States of America at Murrayfield, v United States of America at San Francisco, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Scotland_national_rugby_union_players&oldid=960519606, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, v Canada at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, This page was last edited on 3 June 2020, at 11:51. He was named player of the tournament at the 1991 World Cup, where Australia defeated England in the final. Dai Rees (Newbridge, Newport): The full-back played four times for the Wales B side and was a Welsh squad member in 1986 without ever winning a Test cap. These days he runs the family abattoir at Garth near Maesteg. LOMU hands down. Nowadays a further education consultant representing Association of Colleges (AoC) in the South of England. Roger Bidgood (Pontypool, Newport, Newbridge, Cardiff): The barnstorming centre won five Welsh caps between 1992-93. Richard Moriarty (Swansea): The Swansea lock and occasional back-rower captained Wales just seven times... but his record of winning six and losing one took in the 1987 World Cup when a last-gasp Paul Thorburn conversion gave his country a thrilling play-off victory over Australia to seal third place in the competition. History was made in the French courts when Evans sued Olivier Merle, the French lock who had caused his ankle injury through foul play. Went on to work as a lecturer in bricklaying at Coleg Ceredigion. Now a top CEO in America. He was the top points scorer in both the 2004 and 2005 Tri Nation tournaments. And what about the former Bridgend and Wales wing who is now a kitchen designer? without any shadow of a doubt. He joined Protectagroup as Group Marketing Director and then returned to his spiritual home of the Scarlets as Commercial Director. Carter’s fellow flanker at Newport in that time also packed down in 1991 against England and Scotland in the Five Nations Championship. Works as a salesman for a dental company in Swansea. Allan Bateman (Maesteg, Neath, Warrington, Richmond, Northampton): A Wales and Lions dual-code legend who made his Wales debut in 1990 and is rated as one of the best centres Wales has ever produced. 1.Gareth Edwards and 2.Colin Meads. CEO of indestructible plastics firm Pelican Products in California. Worked at Wiltshire, Stroud, Bristol and Weston colleges after full-time teaching at Coleg Gwent, in Pontypool.