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Gareth Baber
	Baber in 2018
Birth name	Gareth Colin Baber
Date of birth	23 May 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Height	5.9 ft (1.8 m)
Weight	13.5 st (86 kg)
University	Swansea University ; Oxford University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Head Coach
Current team	Fiji national rugby sevens team
Senior career
Years	Team
; ; ; 1997-1999	Cardiff RFC ; Pontypridd RFC ; Aberavon RFC ; Bristol
	Correct as of 30 June 2014
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
2003–2007	Dragons
International career
Years	Team
	Wales 7's
	Correct as of 30 June 2014
Coaching career
Years	Team
2011–2013; 2013–2016; 2016–	Cardiff Blues; Hong Kong national rugby sevens team; Fiji national rugby sevens team
	Correct as of 5 November 2013

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Gareth Baber (born 23 May 1972) is a Welsh former rugby player and now a rugby union coach that is best known for coaching and leading the Fiji sevens team to win their second gold medal in rugby sevens at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is the current coach of the Fiji national rugby sevens team. He coached Fiji to their fourth World Sevens Series title. He has won the most tournaments in the world series as coach for Fiji.

During his playing career Baber earned a Blue for Oxford University's rugby team. He also featured at scrum-half for Pontypridd RFC, and featured prominently in Pontypridd's European Shield victory over London Irish in 2001 where he appeared on the wing.

Coaching

Baber was assistant coach with the Wales national under-20 team. Baber was also academy skills coach at Welsh regional side Cardiff Blues.^[1] In July 2011 Baber and Justin Burnell were appointed Head Coaches of the Cardiff Blues following the resignation of Dai Young.^[2]

In November 2013, Baber became head of Hong Kong men's rugby sevens and directed the senior men's, women's and youth programmes at elite level.^[3] In October 2016 he signed four-year contract with Fiji Rugby Union to coach the Fiji national rugby sevens team.^[4] Since becoming the Fiji sevens team head coach, he has won eleven tournaments with them, beating the previous record set by Ben Ryan of nine.^{[citation needed]} He also guided Fiji in winning the 2018-19 World Rugby Sevens Series after close a battle for points with the United States throughout the series.

References

^ Cardiff Blues : Academy Coaches Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Baber and Burnell appointed at Cardiff Blues
^ "HK greet new sevens coaches". The Standard. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
^ Fiji appoint Baber as new men's sevens head coach

External links

[1] Cardiff Blues : Academy Coaches Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Baber and Burnell appointed at Cardiff Blues

[HK7-3] "HK greet new sevens coaches". The Standard. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.

[4] Fiji appoint Baber as new men's sevens head coach

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-'''Gareth Baber''' (born 23 May 1972) is a Welsh former rugby player and now a rugby union coach that is best known for coaching and leading the [[Fiji national rugby sevens team|Fiji sevens team]] to win their second gold medal in [[Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|rugby sevens]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]]. He is the current coach of the [[Fiji national rugby sevens team]]. He coached Fiji to their fourth World Sevens Series title. He has won the most tournaments in the world series as coach for Fiji. His current adopted place of origin is
+'''Gareth Baber''' (born 23 May 1972) is a Welsh former rugby player and now a rugby union coach that is best known for coaching and leading the [[Fiji national rugby sevens team|Fiji sevens team]] to win their second gold medal in [[Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|rugby sevens]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]]. He is the current coach of the [[Fiji national rugby sevens team]]. He coached Fiji to their fourth World Sevens Series title. He has won the most tournaments in the world series as coach for Fiji.
-Gau Island, Fiji.
-During his playing career Baber earned a Blue for [[Oxford University| Oxford University's]] [[Oxford University RFC|rugby team]]. He also featured at [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|scrum-half]] for [[Pontypridd RFC]], and featured prominently in Pontypridd's [[European Shield]] victory over [[London Irish]] in 2001 where he appeared on the [[Winger (sport)#Rugby league and rugby union|wing]].
+During his playing career Baber earned a Blue for [[Oxford University|Oxford University's]] [[Oxford University RFC|rugby team]]. He also featured at [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|scrum-half]] for [[Pontypridd RFC]], and featured prominently in Pontypridd's [[European Shield]] victory over [[London Irish]] in 2001 where he appeared on the [[Winger (sport)#Rugby league and rugby union|wing]].