Kristian Phillips
Birth name | Kristian Phillips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 September 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Neath College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kristian Phillips (born 2 September 1990) is a
Life and career
Phillips was involved in a controversy when he was 13. After he starred in a game where his school
Phillips made his debut for the
In November 2011, Phillips was fined by the Ospreys for sending a homophobic tweet targeting
In May 2012 Phillips joined the Scarlets.[3] 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 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.[4]
On 18 January 2010 Phillips was one of two shock call ups to the Wales national rugby union team for the 2010 Six Nations squad. The other shock call up was his 17-year-old teammate Tom Prydie.[5]
References
- ^ College sorry over 'poach' bid
- ^ "Ospreys fine Kristian Phillips for alleged homophobic comment". BBC News. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Phillips joins Scarlets
- ^ Wales Under 20 Squad
- ^ Wales 2010 Six Nations Squad