Gil Dudson

Gil Dudson
Personal information
Born (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990
Trowbridge, England
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–11 Crusaders RL 14 0 0 0 0
2010(loan) → South Wales Scorpions 16 5 0 0 20
2012–14 Wigan Warriors 49 2 0 0 8
2015– Widnes Vikings 89 1 0 0 4
Total 168 8 0 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–16 Wales 15 2 0 0 8
As of 12 August 2018
Source: [2][3]

Gil Dudson (born 16 June 1990) is a Welsh international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League.[4]

He has also played at club level for Crusaders RL, South Wales Scorpions (loan), Wigan Warriors and the Widnes Vikings in the Super League.[2][3][4]

Background

Dudson was born in Cardiff, Wales

Club career

Dudson began his career at Celtic Crusaders, where he progressed through the youth ranks. He made his Super League début in the 2009 season in a fixture against Leeds. Dudson spent 2010 on loan at South Wales Scorpions, and was named in the Championship 1 team of the year at the end of the season. He returned to Crusaders in 2011 and made 12 further appearances for the club. At the end of the season, he joined Wigan Warriors along with international team-mate Ben Flower.

Dudson featured for Wigan in the 2013 Challenge Cup final. In January 2015, he signed for Widnes Vikings for the 2015 seasons on a two-year deal

International honours

Gil Dudson made his Wales début while at Celtic Crusaders in 2008.[3]

He has since been a regular for Wales, and featured in their 2011 Four Nations campaign.[5][6]

Gil played in all 3 of Wales' games in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

Gil did not play for Wales again until October 2016, where he was part of the Cymru's 2017 World Cup qualifying campaign. Gil scored a try in Wales' opening game against Serbia.

References

  1. ↑ "Gil Dudson". wiganwarriors.com. Wigan Warriors. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Statistics at rleague.com". Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Gleeson to lead new-look England". BBC. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Crusaders dominate Wales' squad". BBC. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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