Brian Gabbitas
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian L. Gabbitas | |||||
| Born | April→June 1935 (age 78–79) Leeds district, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1959–≥65 | Hunslet | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1958 | English League XIII | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Brian L. Gabbitas (birth registered April→June 1935 (age 78–79) in Leeds district[1]) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s playing at representative level for Great Britain, and English League XIII, and at club level for Hunslet, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6.
Playing career
International honours
Brian Gabbitas won a cap for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1959 against France.[2]
Brian Gabbitas played Stand-off/Five-eighth for English League XIII while at Hunslet in the 8-26 defeat to France on Saturday 22 November 1958 at Knowsley Road, St. Helens.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Brian Gabbitas played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Hunslet's 16-20 defeat to Wigan in the 1964–65 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium, on Saturday 8 May 1965.[3]
Wigan's Ray Ashby, and Hunslet's Brian Gabbitas, jointly won the Lance Todd Trophy for man of the match in the 1964–65 Challenge Cup,[4] it was the first time two players polled the same number of votes.[5]
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Lance Todd Trophy winners". BBC Sport. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ↑ Ledger, John (31 December 2011). "What a shoddy way to treat Challenge Cup final heroes". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 1 January 2012.