Gary Lambert

Gary Lambert
Personal information
Born 1959 (age 5859)
United States of America
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Weight 230 lb (100 kg)[1]
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Flanker

Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981–1990 United States 18 3 0 0 12
Source: [2]

Dr Gary Lambert is an American rugby union, and rugby league footballer, poker player and chiropractor who represented the United States in the 1987 Rugby World Cup.

Lambert attended Louisiana State University.[1]

Playing career

Lambert originally played rugby union for the White Plains Rugby Football Club.[3] He represented the United States in 18 tests, including at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, and also captained the national side.[4]

Lambert later switched to rugby league, playing for the United States in the 1996 Super League World Nines tournament.[5]

Lambert has played poker since 1992 and won a World Series of Poker Circuit event in 2011.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Siano Goes From Football To Rugby mcall.com, 2 October 1988
  2. Gary Lambert scrum.com
  3. Rugby's Thrill: Mud and Bruises For Gentlemen New York Times, 23 September 1990
  4. Chiropractic College’s Rugby Team Is Good for Business New York Times, 15 December 2009
  5. "Super League World Nines 1996". Archived from the original on August 29, 2005. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  6. Dr. Gary Lambert pokerpages.com
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