Jason Strange
Jason Strange (born 8 October 1973 in Tredegar, Wales) is a former Welsh rugby union player and now coach. An outside half, he was a prolific goal-kicker. Strange played his club rugby for a number of clubs in Wales including Pontypridd RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC, Newport RFC before joining Bristol RFC and Leeds Carnegie where he signed a 2-year contract to take him to the end of 2010. He was called up to Wales' squad for the 2000 Six Nations Championship and was on the bench against Scotland,[1] however he was ultimately not capped at that level.
| Date of birth | 8 October 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2010 he joined Ebbw Vale RFC as the coach. At the end of the 2013–14 season, they were promoted back to the Welsh Premiership League with a few games to spare.[2] After 5 years with Ebbw Vale, Strange was hired by the WRU as a coach for the under 20s national side.[3]
References
- "Howarth axed in foreigner purge". BBC. 13 March 2000. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "Ebbw Vale – back in the big time!". 9 April 2014.
- "Jason Strange leaves Ebbw Vale for WRU role". South Wales Argus.