| Full name | Mark Laurence Gabey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 July 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Proserpine, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 261 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Laurence Gabey (born 27 July 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby union player. [1]
Born in Proserpine in north Queensland, Gabey could play both as a lock and in the back-row. [2]
Gabey played once for the Reds during the 1997 Super 12 season, then continued his professional career in England. [3]
Gabey made his Premiership Rugby debut in 1999–00 with London Irish and won their "player of the year" award that season. [4] From 2000 to 2002, Gabey played in the premiership for Bath, before the recruitment of England lock Danny Grewcock forced him to look elsewhere and he signed with second-tier team Worcester. [5] He returned to the premiership with Worcester in 2004, then finished his career with stints at the Exeter Chiefs and Birmingham & Solihull. [6]