Eifion Lewis-Roberts

Eifion Lewis-Roberts (born 13 February 1981 in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales) is a former Welsh international rugby union player. A Prop forward, Roberts was selected for the Wales national rugby union team squad for the Autumn internationals series in October 2008, playing his first game on 14 November against Canada. Roberts is a fluent Welsh speaker.[2]

Eifion Lewis-Roberts
Lewis-Roberts playing for Sale Sharks in 2013
Birth nameEifion Lewis-Roberts
Date of birth (1981-02-13) 13 February 1981
Place of birthSt Asaph, Wales
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight132 kg (20 st 11 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–2011
2011–2012
2012–2017		 Sale Sharks
Toulon
Sale Sharks		 100
34
110		 (25)
(10)
(15)
Correct as of 6 June 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 Wales 1 (0)
Correct as of 15 August 2016

On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35-man Wales national Squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship.[3]

Despite interest from clubs in the Celtic League and the French Top 14, Lewis-Roberts signed a three-year contract with Sale Sharks in March 2010. In September the same year, early in the season, Lewis-Roberts suffered an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in a match against Harlequins. As Lewis-Robert required re-constructive surgery on his knee, he was expected to miss most of the season.[4] He signed for French Top 14 outfit Toulon in 2011 reuniting with Philippe Saint-Andre his former coach at Sale.[5] At the end of the 2011-12 season he returned to Sale Sharks as part of a deal which saw Andrew Sheridan go in the other direction to Toulon.[6]

Lewis-Roberts retired from rugby in September 2017 after suffering a knee injury.

Since retiring he has been coaching  Ruthun rugby club where he has received coaching masterclasses  with Deian Williams to improve his kicking knowledge and also tried to gain experience on how to motivate players to play 80 minutes after drinking 3L of Dr Pepper from the famous Danny miller. Eifion has also been lucky to receive support i his role from Arfon Thomas and Arfon’s friend Mark. [7]

References
  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks - Eifion Lewis-Roberts profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. BBC Cymru - Tîm y Cymry Cymraeg
  3. Wales 2010 Six Nations Squad
  4. Sale prop Eifion Lewis-Roberts may be out for season, BBC Sport, 21 September 2010, retrieved 21 September 2010
  5. Wales' Lewis-Roberts joins Toulon, BBC Sport, 27 February 2011, retrieved 9 August 2011
  6. Sale Sharks re-sign Toulon prop Eifion Lewis-Roberts, BBC Sport, 2 February 2012, retrieved 24 February 2013
  7. "Eifion Lewis-Roberts: Sale Sharks prop retires following knee injury". BBC. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.


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