| Full name | Alan David Reynolds | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1966-01-24) 24 January 1966 (age 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carmarthen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Alan David Reynolds (born 24 January 1966) is a Welsh former rugby union international.
Born in Carmarthen, Reynolds is known as "Santa", a nickname which came about because his parents owned the Santa Clara Pub in St Clears. He played his early rugby with Whitland RFC.
Reynolds, a flanker, spent most of his career with Swansea RFC and earned three caps for Wales. He was capped twice on the 1990 tour of Namibia and played against Australia at Cardiff in 1992.
See also
References
- "Santa claws his way back". Wales on Sunday. 27 December 1992.
- "Santa ready:". Wales on Sunday. 14 December 1997.
- Orders, Mark (1 May 2020). "The day a true Welsh hard man helped spark these wild scenes". Wales Online.
- "Alan Reynolds (Swansea)". Wales on Sunday. 4 May 1997.
External links
- Alan Reynolds at ESPNscrum