Gareth Stephens
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| Full name | Gareth Stephens[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 April 1974 Pontefract, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gareth Stephens (born 15 April 1974) is an English-born former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (Under-21s), and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, Castleford Tigers, Hull FC, Sheffield Eagles, and York Wasps as a stand-off/five-eighth, or scrum-half/halfback.[2]
Backdround
Stephens was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, he is the son of former rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s; Gary Stephens,[3] and he is the cousin of the rugby league prop, second-row, or loose forward/lock of the 1980s and 1990s for Halifax, and the Illawarra Steelers; Dean Hanson.
Playing career
International honours
Stephens won four caps for Wales between 1995 and 1998, including at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.[2]
Club career
Stephens started his career at Leeds, making his début in September 1991.[4] He was signed by Castleford in July 1994.[5] He went on to play for Hull FC, Sheffield Eagles, Halifax Blue Sox, and York Wasps.[6][7]
References
- 1 2 "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ Robinson, John (9 February 1997). "RL bid to keep Lydon at `home'". The People. London. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ Whalley, John (23 September 1991). "Rugby League: Saints keep unbeaten run". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 39.
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (12 July 1994). "Castleford invest in future by signing Stephens and Goddard". The Guardian. London. p. 15.
- ↑ "Extended Shay Stay For Gareth". Halifax Courier. 8 March 2000. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Backs to the future". Telegraph & Argus. Newsquest Media Group. 26 August 2000. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) World Cup 1995 details
- "Gareth Stephens". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.