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Jonathan Matthews Humphreys (born 27 February 1969) is a Welsh
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coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Wales national team. As a player, he played as a hooker for
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and
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. He earned 35 caps for Wales at international level, captaining them on 19 occasions.


Rugby union career


Playing career


Amateur career

Humphreys played for Kenfig Hill RFC and
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as a Hooker.


Professional career

Humphreys went on to become a leading figure and terrace favourite at Cardiff when rugby union became openly professional in 1995. In 2001–02, he had a short stint as a National Development Officer with the Sports Council for Wales. However, in 2002, he signed for
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. He was with the club for three years.


International career

Humphreys was in the Wales squad during the
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and
1999 Rugby World Cup The 1999 Rugby World Cup () was the fourth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial international rugby union championship. It was the first Rugby World Cup to be held in the sport's History of rugby union#The professional era, professional era. Four a ...
. He captained the Welsh side.


Coaching career


Ospreys

He was forwards coach at the
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from 2006 to 2009.


Scotland

From June 2013 to May 2017, Humphreys has been the forwards coach for the Scotland national side.


Glasgow Warriors

In October 2016, it was announced that Humphreys would be a new assistant coach for
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from May 2017.


Wales

On 19 December 2018, it was announced that Humphreys would be the new forwards coach for Wales.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Humphreys, Jonathan 1969 births Bath Rugby players Cardiff RFC players Kenfig Hill RFC players Living people Rugby union players from Bridgend Wales international rugby union players Wales rugby union captains Welsh rugby union coaches Welsh rugby union players Glasgow Warriors coaches 1995 Rugby World Cup players 1999 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union hookers