Gavin Bennion

Gavin Bennion

Personal information
Born	(1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 31) Warrington, Cheshire, England
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop, 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 2023–24 Swinton Lions 33 1 0 0 4 2025 Widnes Vikings 18 0 0 0 0 Total 176 20 0 0 80 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017–25 Wales 5 1 0 0 4
Source: [1] [2] As of 28 November 2025

Gavin Bennion (born 31 December 1993) is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who last played as a prop or second-row for the Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship. ^[3]

Background

Bennion was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England.

Playing career

Bennion has previously played for the Mackay Cutters and spent time on loan at the Swinton Lions, Oldham RLFC and Featherstone Rovers. ^{[4] [5]}

Rochdale Hornets (re-join)

On 11 Jul 2020 it was reported that he had signed for Rochdale Hornets in the RFL League 1 ^[6]

Widnes Vikings

On 30 Oct 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship on a 1-year deal. ^[7]

On 28 November 2025 he announced his retirement from professional rugby ^[8]

International career

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

References

1. "Player Summary: Gavin Bennion". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
2. summary.html Rugby League Project
3. "Report: Halifax make emphatic comeback to beat Oldham". Widnes Vikings. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
4. "Fax sign Smeaton, Bennion for 2016". Halifax Courier. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
5. "Warrington Wolves name Bennion and Saltonstall in their squad to face Salford City Reds". Warrington Guardian. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
6. "Gavin Bennion to return to Hornets in 2021". www.hornetsrugbyleague.co.uk. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
7. "GAVIN BENNION JOINS VIKINGS FOR 2025". Widnes Vikings. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
8. James Gordon (28 November 2025). "Wales prop Gavin Bennion announces immediate retirement". Total RL.
9. "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.

External links

• Salford Red Devils profile
• Halifax profile
• 2017 RLWC profile
• SL profile
• Wales profile
• Welsh profile