Rugby player
| Full name | Craig Allan Wells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1970-07-16) 16 July 1970 (age 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Craig Allan Wells (born 16 July 1970) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.
Rugby career
A centre, Wells was an Emerging Wallabies player and made the extended Wallabies squad for the 1991 Rugby World Cup, before the list got trimmed. He was recruited by the ACT Brumbies on the back of a strong 1998 Shute Shield season with Northern Suburbs, which he had helped to a rare grand final appearance. In 1999, Wells featured twice for the Brumbies during their Super 12 campaign and finished the year with a stint at New Zealand provincial team Southland. His professional career was limited by recurring injuries.
Criminal conviction
Wells received a six-year prison sentence in 2017 for the aggravated rape of a 14-year-old girl.
See also
References
- "England 'serious' about game". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1991. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Brumbies head for Wells". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 September 1998.
- "Craig's Wild Ride". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 1999.
- Barrow, Tim (10 December 2011). "New coach Wells to bring wealth of talent to Kiama". Illawarra Mercury.
- Proudman, Dan (16 February 2017). "Former rugby union star Craig Wells jailed for raping drunk teenager". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- "Former Southland Stags player jailed for rape of young Australian girl". Stuff.co.nz. 17 February 2017.