Birth name | George Gasson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Caerphilly, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Cenydd Community School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Gasson (born 15 January 1997) is a Welsh rugby union player who played for the Dragons regional team as a wing. He was also Wales under-20 international.
Gasson made his debut for the Dragons regional team in 2017 having previously played for Caerphilly RFC, Nelson RFC, the Dragons academy and Bedwas RFC.
In 2018/2019 he played in HSBC's rugby sevens international series for Wales.
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