Christopher Jeffrey Bridges (born 31 August 1968) is a Welsh former rugby union international.

Chris Bridges
Full nameChristopher Jeffrey Bridges
Date of birth (1968-08-31) 31 August 1968 (age 56)
Place of birthBeddau, Wales
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–91 Wales 7 (4)

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]

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References

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  1. ^ Doel, Jon (30 April 2015). "What became of Welsh rugby's heroes". Wales Online.
  2. ^ "Reunion time for Beddau's Bridges". Wales Online. 19 January 2002.
  3. ^ "Sporting Digest: Rugby Union". The Independent. 19 May 1993.
  4. ^ "Namibia rugby: Out of Boks' shadow". BBC News. 4 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Tough Test team ready if Wales turn on biff". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1991.
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