Mike Phillips (rugby player)
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Michael Phillips | |
| birthday | August 29, 1982 | |
| place of birth | Carmarthen , Wales | |
| society | ||
| society | Aviron Bayonnais | |
| position | Half of the crowd | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| Years | society | Games (points) |
| ? –2002 2002–2005 2005–2007 2007–2011 2011– |
Carmarthen RFC Scarlets Cardiff Blues Ospreys Aviron Bayonnais |
51 (56) 45 (25) 58 (15) |
| Teams in youth | ||
| Years | team | |
| Whitland RFC | ||
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 2003- 2009 |
Wales British and Irish Lions |
99 (50) 3 (5) |
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Status: October 11, 2011 |
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Michael Phillips (born August 29, 1982 in Carmarthen ) is a Welsh rugby union player . He plays as the scrum half for the Welsh national team and Aviron Bayonnais .
Career
Philipps grew up on a farm near St. Clears , Carmarthenshire . He gained his first experience as a rugby player at the local club Whitland RFC, where his older brother was also active. He joined the newly formed Scarlets provincial team in 2003 via the Carmarthen RFC . In the same year he made his debut for the national team against Romania . In 2005 he moved to the Cardiff Blues . After two seasons there, he signed a contract with rival team Ospreys , where he earns an estimated £ 180,000 a year.
Phillips was part of the Welsh squad for the 2007 World Cup . He was substituted on in the games against Canada , Australia and Fiji . He played against Japan from the start and also scored a try .
Even under the new national coach Warren Gatland, Phillips is one of the permanent staff. So he was used in all five games of the Six Nations 2008 , in which the Welsh won the Grand Slam . He succeeded in the game-winning attempt in the opening game against England . In March of that year he was injured in the semi-finals of the EDF Energy Cup , which the Ospreys won in the end. He was then out for half a year, but got fit again in time to take part in the Six Nations 2009 , where he was used in all games.
Phillips was nominated for the British and Irish Lions Tour to South Africa in 2009. He was used in all three games of the series in the starting lineup and put in a try in the first game.
After playing exclusively for Welsh teams, Phillips moved to the 2011/12 season for the French club Aviron Bayonnais .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Tall order for Mike Phillips. The Times, January 11, 2009, accessed March 22, 2009 .
- ^ Blues resigned to losing Phillips. BBC, February 23, 2007, accessed March 22, 2009 .
- ↑ O'Connell to skipper Lions. Sky Sports, April 21, 2009, accessed April 21, 2009 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Phillips, Mike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Phillips, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | welsh rugby union player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carmarthen , Wales |