Damian Gibson
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Born | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | 14 May 1975|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Fullback, Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Damian Gibson (born 14 May 1975) is a former Wales international rugby league footballer. Primarily a fullback, Gibson was the North Queensland Cowboys first ever try scorer.[3]
Early life
Gibson was born and raised in
He attended Emmaus College before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.[4]
Playing career
After spending 1994 with the
In 1997, Gibson joined the
In 2002, he joined the Salford City Reds, spending one season at the Willows before moving to the Castleford Tigers in 2003, following the Reds' relegation.[6] He re-joined Halifax in November 2004 after being released by the Castleford Tigers following their relegation from Super League and went on to score 15 tries in 30 appearances in 2005. After four more seasons at Halifax, Gibson joined the Sheffield Eagles in 2009, retiring at the end of the season.
Statistics
ARL
Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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1995 | North Queensland | 20 | 3 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 |
1996 | North Queensland | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 |
Career totals | 31 | 7 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 |
Super League
Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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1997 | Leeds | - | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
1998 | Halifax
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25 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 |
1999 | Halifax
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31 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 44 |
2000 | Halifax
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28 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 40 |
2001 | Halifax
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29 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 52 |
2002 | Salford | 29 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
2003 | Castleford | 23 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
2004 | Castleford | 23 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
Career totals | 188 | 52 | 0 | — | 0 | 208 |
Post-playing career
Following his retirement, Gibson served as an assistant coach for the
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Damian Gibson". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Leeds Rhinos | News". Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Damian Gibson - Warwick & District Junior Rugby League - SportsTG". websites.sportstg.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018.
- ^ "ARL 1995 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Castleford sign Gibson". BBC Sport. 5 November 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos appoint Damian Gibson to coaching staff". BBC Sport. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2024.