Gavin_Gordon_(rugby_league)

Gavin Gordon (rugby league)

Gavin Gordon (rugby league)

Ireland international rugby league footballer

Gavin Gordon (born 28 February 1978) is an Irish former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Lancashire Lynx and North London Skolars, as a fullback.[1]

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International honours

Gavin Gordon won six caps for Ireland between 1995 and 2001.[1][3]

Gordon was threatened with being banned from rugby union by his school if he played in the 1995 Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament, but this threat was eventually withdrawn.[4] He became the youngest ever rugby league international, aged 17 years and 229 days old, when he debuted for Ireland against Moldova at Spotland Stadium, Rochdale on Monday 16 October 1995.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Player Summary: Gavin Gordon". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. [3]
    Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. [4]
    "Islands to cook up final feast". The Independent. 24 October 1995. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Youngest International Player, Rugby League". guinnessworldrecords.com. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
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