Gareth Price
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| Full name | Gareth Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1980 Swansea, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 18 st 6 lb (117 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Hooker, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gareth Price (born 26 August 1980) is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Hendy RFC (in Hendy, Swansea, Wales), and Neath RFC (loan), and representative level rugby league for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, the London Broncos, and the Salford City Reds in the Super League, and the Leigh Centurions (two spells) (Heritage No. 1188),[3][4] the Rochdale Hornets, the Hull Kingston Rovers, the Crusaders, and the Widnes Vikings in the National Leagues, as a prop, hooker, or second-row.
Background[edit]
Gareth Price was born in Swansea, Wales.
Playing career[edit]
Price was a revelation with Widnes, in 2007 playing in 18 games,[5] and he has been noted for his ability to break a tackle, whilst Gareth's defence is also highly regarded.[6]
International honours[edit]
Gareth Price won caps for Wales while at St. Helens, Rochdale Hornets, and Celtic Crusaders.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Stats". Widnes. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2007.
- ^ "Gareth Price". Widnes. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
External links[edit]
- (archived by web.archive.org) Widnes Profile
- Profile at saints.org.uk
- Profile at saints.org.uk
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Crusaders Rugby League players
- Footballers who switched code
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Leigh Leopards players
- London Broncos players
- Neath RFC players
- Rochdale Hornets players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league players from Swansea
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby union players from Swansea
- Salford Red Devils players
- St Helens R.F.C. players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Widnes Vikings players