Michael Gibbins (rugby league)

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Michael Gibbins
Personal information
Full nameMichael Gibbins
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1971–86 Featherstone Rovers 281+52120036
1986–87 Hull F.C.
Total333120036
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1979 Yorkshire 20000
Source: [1] [2]

Michael "Mick" Gibbins (birth year unknown) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, and Hull FC, as a prop, or second-row.

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Playing career

County honours

Michael Gibbins won a cap for Yorkshire while at Featherstone Rovers; during the 1979–80 season against Cumbria.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Michael Gibbins played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Featherstone Rovers' 14–12 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1983 Challenge Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Wembley on Saturday 7 May 1983, in front of a crowd of 84,969. [3]

County Cup Final appearances

Michael Gibbins played left-prop, i.e. number 8, in Featherstone Rovers' 12–16 defeat by Leeds in the 1976 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1976–77 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1976, and played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 7–17 defeat by Castleford in the 1977 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1977.

Club career

Michael Gibbins made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Tuesday 7 September 1971. [4]

Testimonial match

Michael Gibbins' benefit season/testimonial match at Featherstone Rovers took place during the 1982–83 season.

Honoured at Featherstone Rovers

Michael Gibbins is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame inductee. [5]

Genealogical information

Michael Gibbins is the brother of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 543); Brian Gibbins. His step-son, also called Michael "Tugga" Gibbins, played professional rugby league with Dewsbury Rams RLFC

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References

  1. Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. "Player Summary: Mick Gibbins". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. Newsum, Matt (18 April 2013). "Featherstone's famous final: When Rovers shocked Hull at Wembley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN   0752422952
  5. "Featherstone Rovers legends added to Hall of Fame". pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.