Mike Phillips (rugby union)

Mike Phillips
Birth nameWilliam Michael Phillips
Date of birth (1982-08-29) 29 August 1982
Place of birthCarmarthen, Wales
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb; 223 lb)
SchoolYsgol Dyffryn Taf School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–05 Llanelli Scarlets 64 (74)
2005–07 Cardiff Blues 48 (40)
2007–11 Ospreys 60 (25)
2011–13 Bayonne 49 (25)
2013–16 Racing 92 57 (15)
2016–17 Sale Sharks 31 (10)
2017 Scarlets 1 (0)
2022 Whitland RFC 1 ()
Correct as of 26 November 2017
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–2015 Wales 94 (45)
2009, 2013 British & Irish Lions 5 (5)
Correct as of 8 September 2015

William Michael Phillips (born 29 August 1982) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at scrum-half. On 16 March 2013, Phillips surpassed the record of 76 caps set by Dwayne Peel as the most capped scrum-half for Wales.

Tall and powerful, unusual properties in a scrum half, he has been compared to ex-Wales international Terry Holmes.