Christopher Jeffrey Bridges (born 31 August 1968) is a Welsh former rugby union international.
| Full name | Christopher Jeffrey Bridges | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 August 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Beddau, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Beddau, Bridges was a combative scrum-half who played his early rugby in a strong Neath side, where he came to after captaining Beddau Youth.[1] He was named as man of the match in Neath's 1989 Schweppes Cup final win over Llanelli.[2] During his career, he also played for Pontypool, Treorchy and Caerphilly.[3]
Bridges was capped seven times for Wales. On the 1990 tour of Namibia, he scored a try late in his debut match which secured the win for Wales.[4] He featured in three Tests during the 1991 Five Nations Championship and was on the 1991 tour of Australia, with the Test against the Wallabies at Ballymore Stadium his final cap.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Doel, Jon (30 April 2015). "What became of Welsh rugby's heroes". Wales Online.
- ^ "Reunion time for Beddau's Bridges". Wales Online. 19 January 2002.
- ^ "Sporting Digest: Rugby Union". The Independent. 19 May 1993.
- ^ "Namibia rugby: Out of Boks' shadow". BBC News. 4 September 2010.
- ^ "Tough Test team ready if Wales turn on biff". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1991.
External links
edit- Chris Bridges at ESPNscrum