Gavin Bennion

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Gavin Bennion
Personal information
Born (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 30)
Warrington, Cheshire, England
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–14 Warrington Wolves 0 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) Swinton Lions 6 1 0 0 4
2014(loan) Featherstone Rovers 1 0 0 0 0
2014(loan) Swinton Lions 11 1 0 0 4
2016 Halifax 20 2 0 0 8
2017 Rochdale Hornets 28 1 0 0 4
2018 Salford Red Devils 2 0 0 0 0
2018(loan) Swinton Lions 7 0 0 0 0
2018(loan) Oldham 2 1 0 0 4
2018(loan) Rochdale Hornets 4 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Swinton Lions 24 8 0 0 32
2021–22 Rochdale Hornets 20 5 0 0 20
2023– Swinton Lions 0 0 0 0 0
Total 125 19 0 0 76
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Wales 5 1 0 0 4
2019– Wales 9s 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 8 January 2023

Gavin Bennion (born 31 December 1993) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second row forward for the Swinton Lions in RFL League 1.[4]

Bennion has previously played for the Mackay Cutters and spent time on loan at the Swinton Lions, Oldham RLFC (Heritage No. 1398) and Featherstone Rovers.[5][6]

Rochdale Hornets (re-join)[edit]

On 11 Jul 2020 it was reported that he had signed for Rochdale Hornets in the RFL League 1[7]

Background[edit]

Bennion was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England.

International career[edit]

He was selected in the Wales 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Player Summary: Gavin Bennion". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ loverugbyleague
  3. ^ summary.html Rugby League Project
  4. ^ "Report: Halifax make emphatic comeback to beat Oldham". Widnes Vikings. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Fax sign Smeaton, Bennion for 2016". Halifax Courier. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Warrington Wolves name Bennion and Saltonstall in their squad to face Salford City Reds". Warrington Guardian. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Gavin Bennion to return to Hornets in 2021". www.hornetsrugbyleague.co.uk. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. ^ "16-man squad for 9s World Cup revealed". Wales RL. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

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