Jonathan Humphreys

For people with similar names, see John Humphries (disambiguation).

Jonathan Matthews Humphreys (born 27 February 1969)^[1] is a Welsh rugby union coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Wales national team. As a player, he played as a hooker for Cardiff and Bath. He earned 35 caps for Wales at international level, captaining them on 19 occasions.

Jonathan Humphreys

Birth name	Jonathan Matthews Humphreys
Date of birth	(1969-02-27) 27 February 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth	North Cornelly, Wales
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	228 lb (103 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Kenfig Hill () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1989–2002 Cardiff 240 (132) 2002–2005 Bath 58 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–2003 Wales 35 (10) Coaching career Years Team 2006–2013 Ospreys (forwards) 2013–2017 Scotland (forwards) 2017–2018 Glasgow Warriors (assistant) 2018– Wales (forwards)

Rugby union career

Playing career

Amateur career

Humphreys played for Kenfig Hill RFC and Cardiff 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 Bath. He was with the club for three years.

International career

Humphreys was in the Wales squad during the 1995 Rugby World Cup and 1999 Rugby World Cup. He captained the Welsh side.

Coaching career

Ospreys

He was forwards coach at the Ospreys from 2006 to 2009.^[2]

Scotland

From June 2013 to May 2017, Humphreys has been the forwards coach for the Scotland national side.^[3]

Glasgow Warriors

In October 2016, it was announced that Humphreys would be a new assistant coach for Glasgow Warriors from May 2017.^[4]

Wales

On 19 December 2018, it was announced that Humphreys would be the new forwards coach for Wales.^[5]