Garin Jenkins (born 18 August 1966)[1] is a Welsh former professional rugby union player who played as a hooker. He earned 58 caps for the Wales national team between 1991 and 2000, the most by a hooker until he was surpassed by Matthew Rees in June 2014,[2] and played at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 Rugby World Cups.
At club level, he began his career with Ynysybwl, and in 1988 he spent time with Taupo United and the King Country provincial side in New Zealand. He returned to Wales and played for Pontypridd during the 1988–89 season. He found playing time hard to come by due to the presence of incumbent hooker Phil John, and only made seven appearances before moving to Pontypool at the end of the season.[3] After two years in Pontypool, he moved to Swansea, where he played for 12 years before a spinal injury forced him into retirement.
His son Owen is also a rugby player.
^Garin 'Gary' Jenkins player profile Scrum.com
^"Welsh rugby's 50 hardest men". walesonline.co.uk. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^"JENKINS, GARIN". ponty.net. Pontypridd RFC. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
walesonline.co.uk. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2015. "JENKINS, GARIN". ponty.net. Pontypridd RFC. Retrieved 28 March 2024. GarinJenkins on X v t e...
Delaney Alan Edmunds David Evans Steve Ford Mike Griffiths Mike Hall GarinJenkins Arthur Jones Gary Jones Mark Jones Robert Jones (c.) Gareth Llewellyn...
Charvis Scott Gibbs Ian Gough Shane Howarth Rob Howley Dafydd James GarinJenkins Neil Jenkins Spencer John Stephen Jones Jason Jones-Hughes Emyr Lewis Geraint...
Shane Howarth Rob Howley Jonathan Humphreys (c) Dafydd James GarinJenkins Neil Jenkins Andrew Lewis Geraint Lewis David Llewellyn Kevin Morgan Darren...
Samoa, in which they suffered an unexpected loss. He lost his place to GarinJenkins and spent the rest of the tournament on the bench. Waters is a former...
Delaney Ieuan Evans (c.) Scott Gibbs Mike Griffiths Michael Hall GarinJenkins Neil Jenkins Robert Jones Emyr Lewis Gareth Llewellyn Martyn Morris Mike Rayer...
Ricky Evans Andrew Gibbs Mike Griffiths Michael Hall Simon Hill GarinJenkins Neil Jenkins Spencer John Derwyn Jones Robert Jones Emyr Lewis Gareth Llewellyn...
Davies Nigel Davies Ieuan Evans Rob Howley Jonathan Humphreys (c) GarinJenkins Neil Jenkins Derwyn Jones Gwyn Jones Andrew Lewis Emyr Lewis Gareth Llewellyn...
Phil Davies Ieuan Evans (c.) Ricky Evans Michael Hall Simon Hill GarinJenkins Neil Jenkins Robert Jones Emyr Lewis Gareth Llewellyn (c.)* Robin McBryde Rupert...
Byron Hayward Rob Howley (c.) Jonathan Humphreys Dafydd James GarinJenkins Neil Jenkins Paul John Kingsley Jones Andrew Lewis Gareth Llewellyn Andy Moore...
regular squad members unavailable due to injury, including fly-half Neil Jenkins and centre Scott Gibbs, they named a 30-man squad that included 10 uncapped...
Gibbs Simon Hill Rob Howley Jonathan Humphreys (c) Dafydd James GarinJenkins Neil Jenkins Paul John Spencer John Gwyn Jones Kingsley Jones Gareth Llewellyn...
Charvis 60' RL 5 Chris Wyatt 64' LL 4 Ian Gough TP 3 Dai Young (c) HK 2 GarinJenkins 76' LP 1 Peter Rogers 66' Substitutions: HK 16 Barry Williams 76'...
Steve Robinson 1995 – Neil Jenkins 1996 – Robbie Regan 1997 – Iwan Thomas 1998 – Jamie Baulch, Ron Jones 1999 – GarinJenkins, Dai Young 2000 – Christian...
Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province GarinJenkins Hooker (1966-08-18)18 August 1966 (aged 33) 46 Swansea Jonathan Humphreys Hooker...
reserved special praise for their scrummaging, particularly that of hooker GarinJenkins, who he said he had "misjudged" when he took over as Wales coach. Graham...
8 February 2023. "Rugby World Cup 2011: Wales fitter than ever says GarinJenkins". BBC Sport. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2023. Gill, James...
Gareth Wyatt and Geraint Lewis with another former Wales international GarinJenkins also joining the backroom staff. After playing his part in continuing...
rugby, Welsh team coach Don Dearson - Footballer, Welsh international GarinJenkins - Wales' most-capped hooker Staff Jones - rugby, capped for Wales in...
match, Wales' GarinJenkins punched South Africa's Joost van der Westhuizen. The punch, which knocked out van der Westhuizen resulted in Jenkins being sent...
Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province GarinJenkins Hooker (1966-08-18)18 August 1966 (aged 25) 1 Pontypool RFC Ken Waters Hooker (1961-10-09)9...
King Country, during his early career. Further former Welsh hooker GarinJenkins spent a spell playing for the province in his younger years. King Country...
Gibbs Ian Gough Gavin Henson Rob Howley Dafydd James Lee Jarvis GarinJenkins Neil Jenkins Spencer John Mark Jones Stephen Jones Andrew Lewis Geraint Lewis...
Five Nations Championship, replacing Wales' usual first choice hooker GarinJenkins, who had been suspended after being sent off in a league game. Wales...
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