Squad Profiles: Wales Senior Player Archive
Gethin Jenkins
DOB 17th Nov 1980
Birthplace Llantwit Fadre, Wales
Height 1.88 m (6' 2")
Weight 121 kg (19 st 0 lb)
Position Prop
Club/Region Blues
Test Honours Wales (98 caps)
Player Biog
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Player Biog
Gethin Jenkins recovered from injury to take part in six games during the RWC 2011, touching down for a memorable individual score against Namibia.
He is Wales’ most capped front row forward and fourth overall on the Welsh forwards list behind Martyn Williams, Colin Charvis and Gareth Llewellyn.
Domestically, he started his career at Treorchy before switching to Pontypridd and then the Cardiff Blues, where he helped the Blues win the Amlin Challenge Cup and EDF Energy Cup. Gethin played in all 10 Grand Slam games in 2005 and 2008, scoring the first try against Ireland in 2005, and became Wales’ 125th captain when he led the side against South Africa in 2007.
He also featured in every game of the 2003 and 2007 World Cups. He was a part of the British & Irish Lions’ first all Wales front row, when he packed down with Matthew Rees and Adam Jones against the Springboks. Gethin has played on both sides of the scrum for Wales and made his Test debut in 2002.
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
10/11/2012
Argentina
16/11/2012
Samoa
24/11/2012
New Zealand
25
01/12/2012
Qantas Wallabies
80
02/02/2013
Ireland
65
09/02/2013
France
57
23/02/2013
Italy
46
16/03/2013
England
62
Total
Played 8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
335
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
18/09/2011
Samoa
18
26/09/2011
Namibia
1
5
62
02/10/2011
Fiji
74
08/10/2011
Ireland
80
15/10/2011
France
80
21/10/2011
Australia
80
03/12/2011
Australia
80
12/02/2012
Scotland
77
25/02/2012
England
80
10/03/2012
Italy
80
17/03/2012
France
80
09/06/2012
Australia
80
16/06/2012
Australia
80
23/06/2012
Australia
40
Total
Played 14
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
991
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
06/11/2010
Australia
70
27/11/2010
New Zealand
79
Total
Played 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
149
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
07/11/2009
New Zealand
80
13/11/2009
Samoa
80
21/11/2009
Argentina
80
28/11/2009
Australia
80
13/02/2010
Scotland
11
20/03/2010
Italy
80
Total
Played 6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
411
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
08/11/2008
South Africa
22/11/2008
New Zealand
79
29/11/2008
Australia
80
08/02/2009
Scotland
62
14/02/2009
England
80
27/02/2009
France
80
14/03/2009
Italy
22
21/03/2009
Ireland
80
Total
Played 8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
483
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
04/08/2007
England
18/08/2007
Argentina
26/08/2007
France
09/09/2007
Canada
15/09/2007
Australia
20/09/2007
Japan
29/09/2007
Fiji
24/11/2007
South Africa
80
02/02/2008
England
34
09/02/2008
Scotland
26
23/02/2008
Italy
80
08/03/2008
Ireland
15/03/2008
France
07/06/2008
South Africa
14/06/2008
South Africa
Total
Played 15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
220
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
04/11/2006
Australia
17/11/2006
Canada
68
25/11/2006
New Zealand
04/02/2007
Ireland
10/02/2007
Scotland
24/02/2007
France
10/03/2007
Italy
17/03/2007
England
Total
Played 8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
68
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
04/02/2006
England
12/02/2006
Scotland
26/02/2006
Ireland
11/03/2006
Italy
18/03/2006
France
Total
Played 5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
06/11/2004
South Africa
12/11/2004
Romania
1
5
20/11/2004
New Zealand
26/11/2004
Japan
1
5
05/02/2005
England
12/02/2005
Italy
26/02/2005
France
13/03/2005
Scotland
19/03/2005
Ireland
1
5
Total
Played 9
3
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
16/08/2003
Ireland
23/08/2003
England
12/10/2003
Canada
19/10/2003
Tonga
25/10/2003
Italy
02/11/2003
New Zealand
09/11/2003
England
14/02/2004
Scotland
22/02/2004
Ireland
07/03/2004
France
20/03/2004
England
27/03/2004
Italy
12/06/2004
Argentina
19/06/2004
Argentina
26/06/2004
South Africa
Total
Played 15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003
Date
Opposition
Tries
Conv
DG
Pen
YC
RC
Pts
Mins
01/11/2002
Romania
23/11/2002
New Zealand
20
22/02/2003
England
08/03/2003
Scotland
22/03/2003
Ireland
29/03/2003
France
14/06/2003
Australia
21/06/2003
New Zealand
Total
Played 8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Competition Team Played Tries Conv DG Pen YC RC Pts
2012-2013 - Friendly
Wales
2 +2
2012-2013 - Six Nations
Wales
4
2012-2013 Total
6 +2
2011-2012 - Friendly
Wales
4
2011-2012 - Rugby World Cup
Wales
5 +1
1
5
2011-2012 - Six Nations
Wales
4
1
2011-2012 Total
13 +1
1
1
5
2010-2011 - Friendly
Wales
2
2010-2011 Total
2
2009-2010 - Friendly
Wales
4
2009-2010 - Six Nations
Wales
1 +1
2009-2010 Total
5 +1
2008-2009 - Friendly
Wales
3
2008-2009 - Six Nations
Wales
4 +1
2008-2009 Total
7 +1
2007-2008 - Friendly
Wales
3 +3
2007-2008 - Rugby World Cup
Wales
3 +1
2007-2008 - Six Nations
Wales
3 +2
2007-2008 Total
9 +6
2006-2007 - Friendly
Wales
2 +1
2006-2007 - Six Nations
Wales
4 +1
2006-2007 Total
6 +2
2005-2006 - Six Nations
Wales
0 +5
2005-2006 Total
0 +5
2004-2005 - Friendly
Wales
3 +1
2
10
2004-2005 - Six Nations
Wales
5
1
5
2004-2005 Total
8 +1
3
15
2003-2004 - Friendly
Wales
2 +3
2003-2004 - Rugby World Cup
Wales
2 +3
2003-2004 - Six Nations
Wales
3 +2
2003-2004 Total
7 +8
2002-2003 - Friendly
Wales
3 +1
2002-2003 - Six Nations
Wales
2 +2
2002-2003 Total
5 +3
Total - Friendly
28 +11
2
10
Total - Six Nations
30 +14
1
1
5
Total - Rugby World Cup
10 +5
1
5
Total
68 +30
4
0
0
0
1
0
20