Gavin Lawless

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Gavin Lawless
Date of birth (1970-04-28) 28 April 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth South Africa
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992-1995 Western Province ()
1996 Transvaal ()
1997–98 Sharks (Currie Cup) ()
1999 Pumas ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996 Lions ()
1997–98 Sharks ()
1999 Bulls ()

Gavin Lawless is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing as fullback, he set a number of point scoring records, including the most tries and most points in a Super 12 match (4 tries and 50 points, for the Sharks against the Highlanders in 1997), [1] [2] the most penalties in a Currie Cup season (48 for Transvaal in 1996), [3] and the most penalties in a Currie Cup final (6, for Transvaal vs. Sharks in 1996). [3]

References

  1. McIlraith, Matt (2005). Ten Years of Super 12 Hodder Moa, Hachette Livre NZ Ltd. ISBN   1-86971-025-8
  2. "All Time Super Rugby Records - Super14.com". Sports Digital Media.com. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Currie Cup Individual Records". Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.