James Gavet

James Gavet
Gavet playing for the Bulldogs in 2012
Personal information
Born 19 October 1989
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Canterbury Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Wests Tigers 12 1 0 0 4
2015– Brisbane Broncos 1 0 0 0 0
Total 14 1 0 0 4
As of 10 August 2014
Source: [1]

James Gavet (born 19 October 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays prop and second-row.

Playing career

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Gavet played his junior football for rugby union club Ponsonby and the Richmond Bulldogs before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors. Gavet played for the Warriors NYC team in 2009, scoring 2 tries in 18 matches[2] before moving on to the Warriors' NSW Cup reserve-grade team, the Auckland Vulcans, in 2010. In 2011, Gavet was named Prop of the Year in NSW Cup and signed a 2-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs after playing them in the 2011 NSW Cup Grand Final.[3]

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

In Round 23 of the 2012 NRL season, Gavet made his NRL debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs against the Brisbane Broncos playing off the interchange bench in the Bulldogs 22-14 win at ANZ Stadium.[4] Gavet played one match for the Bulldogs in the 2012 NRL season. On 12 December 2012, Gavet signed a 1-year contract with the Wests Tigers starting in 2013.[5]

Wests Tigers

Gavet missed most of the 2013 season with a foot injury and failed to make a first grade appearance.[6]

In 14 February 2014, Gavet was selected in the Tigers inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.[7] In Round 1 against the St George Illawarra Dragons, Gavet made his club debut for the Tigers off the interchange bench in the Tigers 44-24 loss at ANZ Stadium his first match in 574 days.[8] In Round 19 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium, Gavet scored his first NRL career try in the Tigers 46-18 win.[9] Gavet finished off the Tigers 2014 season with him playing in 12 matches and scoring a try. On 8 September 2014, Gavet was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations, [10] but didn’t make the final 24 man squad.

Brisbane Broncos

On 13 October 2014, Gavet was granted an immediate release from the Tigers to join the Brisbane Broncos.[11][12] In his debut game for the club, he was put on report late in the match for a shoulder charge and was served a three game suspension. While serving the suspension, he ruptured his ACL at training, ruling him out for the rest of the season.[13]

References

  1. ↑ James Gavet rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ↑ "Grandstand Forums". rleague.com. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lett, MacDougall and Gavet on board with the Bulldogs for 2012". Rleague.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  4. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/a-ben-barba-double-leads-canterbury-bankstown-to-a-22-14-victory-over-the-brisbane-broncos/story-e6frf3ou-1226448636828
  5. ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/wests-tigers-sign-prop-james-gavet-8227/
  6. ↑ Wayne Cousins (25 January 2013). "James Gavet and Matt Groat to miss start of season". weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  7. ↑ http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/squads-auckland-nines/
  8. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/gareth-widdop-stars-as-dragons-outlast-tigers-20140309-34f9z.html
  9. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/wests-tigers-young-guns-demolish-title-hot-shots-canterbury-bulldogs-in-nrl-round-19/story-e6freuy9-1226995089754
  10. ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/samao-train-on-squad-announced-14837/
  11. ↑ http://www.nrl.com/gavet-released-to-join-broncos/tabid/10874/newsid/82501/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest
  12. ↑ http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/james-gavet-is-the-enforcer-wayne-bennett-hopes-will-bring-some-mongrel-to-the-broncos-pack/story-fnp0lyn6-1227089253171
  13. ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/broncos-forward-gavet-out-for-season-16783/

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