External links
- Profile at scarlets.co.uk
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| Birth name | Gavin Cattle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gavin Cattle (born 5 April 1980) is a Welsh former rugby union player, and the current co-coach of the Cornish Pirates along with Alan Paver. As a player, Cattle played as a scrum-half and captained the Cornish Pirates to the 2007 EDF Energy Trophy with a 19–16 win over the Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham Stadium.
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