Gareth Stephens (born 15 April 1974) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a stand-off or scrum-half in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (Under-21s), and Wales, and at club level for Leeds where he signed a record schoolboy contract and made his first team debut at the age of 17, Castleford Tigers (Heritage No. 710), Hull FC, Sheffield Eagles and the York Wasps.[2]
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| Full name | Gareth Stephens[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1974 Pontefract, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Stephens was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England, and he is the son of Gary Stephens,[3] former rugby league international footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Gareth Stephens is also the cousin of Dean Hanson,[4] the rugby league prop, second-row, or loose forward of the 1980s and 1990s for Halifax and the Illawarra Steelers.
Playing career edit
Club career edit
Stephens started his career at Leeds, making his début in September 1991.[5] He was signed by Castleford for £65000 in July 1994.[6] He went on to play for Hull FC, Sheffield Eagles, Halifax Blue Sox and York Wasps.[7][8]
International honours edit
Stephens won caps at Great Britain academy and U21 level along with four caps for Wales between 1995 and 1998, including at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Dean Hanson - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 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 edit
- (archived by web.archive.org) World Cup 1995 details
- "Gareth Stephens". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.