Jason Strange

Jason Strange (born 8 October 1973 in Tredegar, Wales) is a former Welsh rugby union player and now coach. An outside half, he was a prolific goal-kicker. Strange played his club rugby for a number of clubs in Wales including Pontypridd RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC, Newport RFC before joining Bristol RFC and Leeds Carnegie where he signed a 2-year contract to take him to the end of 2010. He was called up to Wales' squad for the 2000 Six Nations Championship and was on the bench against Scotland,[1] however he was ultimately not capped at that level.

Jason Strange
Date of birth (1973-10-08) 8 October 1973
Place of birthTredegar, Wales
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-97
1997–2001
2001–03
2003–04
2004–08
2008–10		 Pontypridd RFC
Ebbw Vale RFC
Newport RFC
Rotherham
Bristol RFC
Leeds Carnegie		 2
14
50
7
96
20		 (0)
(96)
(311)
(46)
(820)
(165)
Teams coached
Years Team
2010-15
2015-present
2018-		 Ebbw Vale RFC
Wales U20
Cardiff Blues (Backs)

In 2010 he joined Ebbw Vale RFC as the coach. At the end of the 2013/14 season, they were promoted back to the Welsh Premiership League with a few games to spare.[2] After 5 years with Ebbw Vale, Strange was hired by the WRU as a coach for the under 20s national side.[3]

References
  1. "Howarth axed in foreigner purge". BBC. 13 March 2000. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/ebbw-vale---back-big-6937382
  3. "Jason Strange leaves Ebbw Vale for WRU role". South Wales Argus.


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