Craig Allan Wells (born 16 July 1970) is an Australian former professional
rugby union
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player.
Rugby career
A centre, Wells was an Emerging Wallabies player and made the extended Wallabies squad for the
1991 Rugby World Cup
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, before the list got trimmed. He was recruited by the
ACT Brumbies
The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005–2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the feral horses which inhab ...
on the back of a strong 1998 Shute Shield season with
Northern Suburbs
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, which he had helped to a rare grand final appearance. In 1999, Wells featured twice for the Brumbies during their
Super 12
Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...
campaign and finished the year with a stint at New Zealand provincial team Southland. His professional career was limited by recurring injuries.
Criminal conviction
Wells received a six-year prison sentence in 2017 for the aggravated rape of a 14-year-old girl.
See also
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List of ACT Brumbies players
References
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1970 births
Living people
Australian rugby union players
Rugby union centres
ACT Brumbies players
Southland rugby union players
Australian people convicted of rape
Australian sportspeople convicted of crimes
Australian expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand