Gary French

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Gary French
Personal information
Full nameGary French
Born (1963-06-27) 27 June 1963 (age 61)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Halfback, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1985–87 Souths Brisbane
1987–88 Springfield Borough 00000
1988–89 Brisbane 27210028
1989–91 Castleford 52141159
Total791611187
Source: [1]
As of 21 April 2021

Gary French (born 27 June 1963) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played as a halfback for the Brisbane Broncos and whilst at the club, regularly understudied for both Allan Langer and Wally Lewis. He also had stints at British clubs Springfield Borough (1987–88) and Castleford (1988–91). French captained Brisbane on one occasion. He is no relation to Queensland State of Origin brothers Brett and Ian French.

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Early life

While attending Beaudesert High School, French played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1981. [2]

Playing career

French played for Souths in their 1985 Brisbane Rugby League premiership grand final win over Wynnum-Manly, kicking the first points of the match.

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References

  1. "Gary French - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2008.