Kristian Phillips (born 2 September 1990) is a

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rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player who plays on the

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and has represented Wales at under-16, under-18 and under-20 levels.

Life and career

Phillips was involved in a controversy when he was 13. After he starred in a game where his school Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera thrashed south London private school

Dulwich College Dulwich College is a 2–19 Independent school (United Kingdom), independent, Day school, day and boarding school for Single-sex education, boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a Public school (United Kingdom), public school, it began as the Col ...

, Dulwich approached Phillips and offered him a scholarship, without telling his school. The authorities at Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera were angered by the offer, accusing Dulwich of trying to 'poach' Phillips. Phillips made his debut for the Ospreys regional team in 2008, but spent most of his time with the region playing in the

Principality Premiership The Welsh Premier Division, () known for sponsorship reasons as the Indigo Group Premiership, (''Uwch Gynghrair grŵp indigo'') is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) for the 1990–91 season. Compe ...

, turning out for Neath,

Tonmawr Tonmawr is a village in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is part of the community of Pelenna and is located around four miles east of Neath. The village is home to a rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby ...

and

Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Og ...

. In November 2011, Phillips was fined by the Ospreys for sending a homophobic tweet targeting '' Big Brother'' contestant Aaron Allard. In May 2012 Phillips joined the

Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup (which ...

. After making 30 appearances and getting 20 points he decided to leave his club and return home to Ospreys. On 3 July 2015 Phillips rejoined his former club Ospreys. Phillips joined RFU Championship side

London Welsh London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seaso ...

for the 2016–17 season.

International

Phillips made his first Wales under-20 appearance in Wales' first game in the 2009 under-20 Six Nations, an 18 – 17 loss to Scotland under-20s, by scoring two tries. On 22 December 2009 he was named in the Wales Under 20 Squad for the 2010 Under-20 Six Nations tournament. On 18 January 2010 Phillips was one of two shock call ups to the

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for the 2010 Six Nations squad. The other shock call up was his 17-year-old teammate

Tom Prydie Tom Prydie (born 23 February 1992) is a Welsh rugby union player. A fullback who can also play on the wing, Prydie is the youngest player ever to represent the Wales national team and the youngest player in the history of Europe's top rugby ...

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References

External links

WRU profileOspreys profileNeath profile
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