Gareth Cooper

See also: Cooper

Gareth Cooper is a player of Rugby to XV Welsh, born the May 7th 1979 in Bridgend (Wales).

It is half of fray and measurement 1 m 71 per 76 kg. It currently evolves/moves in the frankness from Newport Gwent Dragons.

It began its career from player of Rugby to XV like winger in the school of Rugby of Pencoed RFC, a club which formed of the players like Scott Gibbs and Gareth Thomas. Then, Gareth Cooper had joined Bath Rugby.

In 2003, Wales reorganizes the championship and introduces franknesses, formed from several clubs, to raise the level. Gareth Cooper joined the Celtic Warriors. But the frankness is liquidated as of the summer 2004; it signs then at the Newport Gwent Dragons.

It makes its classes in the teams of young people of Wales. Very early, it crosses the stage. In 2001, it began with the Équipe from Wales from Rugby to XV against the Italy. It marks a test at the end of eight minutes.

In 2003, he is the holder of the station of half of fray for the World cup.

He loses his place in 2005 with the profit of Dwayne Peel. The proof that the Wales has two good halves of fray is that they are Dwayne Peel and Gareth Cooper, which are retained for the round of the Lions in New Zealand during the summer 2005.

Successive clubs

Pencoed RFC
1999-2003
2003-2004
2004-2007

Prize list

National selection

(at June 5th, 2007)

33 selections with the Team of Wales of Rugby to XV
20 points
4 tests
Selections per year: 3 in 2001, 12 in 2003, 8 in 2004, 7 in 2005, 2 in 2006, 1 in 2007
Tournaments of the six disputed nations: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
1st match on April 8th, 2001 against Italy.

External bonds

site of the national federation
Statistical by itsrugby.fr
and European competitions of clubs

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