Mark Laurence Gabey (born 27 July 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Mark Laurence Gabey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 July 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Proserpine, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 261 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
editBorn in Proserpine in north Queensland, Gabey could play both as a lock and in the back-row.[2]
Gabey played once for the Reds during the 1997 Super 12 season, then continued his professional career in England.[3]
England
editGabey made his Premiership Rugby debut in 1999–00 with London Irish and won their "player of the year" award that season.[4] From 2000 to 2002, Gabey played in the premiership for Bath, before the recruitment of England lock Danny Grewcock forced him to look elsewhere and he signed with second-tier team Worcester.[5] He returned to the premiership with Worcester in 2004, then finished his career with stints at the Exeter Chiefs and Birmingham & Solihull.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Gabey gives Bristol hope". The Independent. 11 January 1999.
- ^ "Gabey Mark". Bath Rugby Heritage.
- ^ "Yatton announce new coaching team". Weston Mercury. 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Gabey is hoping to Mark time". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. 10 November 2001.
- ^ "Worcester snap up Gabey". BBC News. 1 May 2002.
- ^ "Blaze sparks Gabey demise". Worcester News. 1 February 2005.
External links
edit- Mark Gabey at ESPNscrum