Craig Quinnell
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Birth name | Jonathan Craig Quinnell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 July 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 20 st 6 lb (130 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Gavin Quinnell (brother) Scott Quinnell (brother) Derek Quinnell (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Craig Quinnell (born 9 July 1975) is a Welsh former rugby union player.
Quinnell began his senior career with Llanelli and after that joined
Quinnell won his first international cap in 1995, playing as a flanker against Fiji.[2] He earned a total of 32 international caps, the majority in the second row. He was a member of Wales' World Cup squad in 1999 and toured with Wales to Argentina, also in 1999, and Japan two years later.
On 13 April 2006, Quinnell announced his retirement from professional rugby. This came following a neck injury sustained during a game for the
Craig Quinnell is the son of former Welsh international Derek Quinnell and the younger brother of Scott Quinnell.[2] The youngest Quinnell brother, Gavin, played professionally for the Scarlets.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Craig Quinnell profile, WRU website. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ a b Glover, Tim (1995) "Wales unveil their latest Quinnell", The Independent, 11 November 1995. Retrieved 12 March 2016