Bryce Gibbs (rugby league)
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| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Bryce Kenneth Gibbs | |||||
| Born | 5 November 1984 Camden, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2003–2011 | Wests Tigers | 155 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2012– | Cronulla Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 156 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2007–2010 | City Origin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 15 August 2011 | ||||||
| Source: Central, Rugby League Project | ||||||
Bryce Gibbs (born 5 November 1984 in Camden, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL). He primarily plays at prop-forward.
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[edit] Career
Gibbs played junior football with the Macquarie Fields Hawks.
Gibbs made his NRL debut against Penrith in August 2003, scoring a try. In 2004 Gibbs was suspended for five matches following an incident in which he made contact with Brisbane Broncos five-eighth Casey McGuire.[1]
Gibbs scored a try in the Wests Tigers' victory in the 2005 NRL Grand Final, but has not scored another since.[2] As of the start of the 2011 season, Gibbs is the player who has played the most NRL games since last scoring a try.[3]
In 2008, Gibbs won the award for being the Tigers' Best Defensive Player.[4]
A fractured kneecap saw Gibbs playing injured throughout the semis in 2010. He was unable to play in the early rounds of the next season.[5] Around the same time, he signed a contract to remain with the Wests Tigers until the end of the 2014 season.[6] However, by the middle of 2011, Wests Tigers had released Gibbs in order to make room for Adam Blair, and he signed a three year conract with the Cronulla Sharks from the start of 2012.[7]
Gibbs later said of his release, "I found out they didn't want me when I picked up the paper. The paper report said the club was punting me, Liam Fulton and Chris Heighington, but I didn't know what was going on. I can remember walking into the weights room and all the boys started laughing and saying, 'You are gone.' It wasn't a joke though because it was true. It was pretty embarrassing and devastating."[8]
By the time Gibbs left the Wests Tigers, he had been a regular in the starting team for a number of years, and was one of the clubs most experienced players, having played in 155 games. He was noted for his, "determination in defence."[9] Former team-mate Keith Galloway said of him, “I learnt so much from Bryce in terms of coming off the line in defence. He used to always shout at you if you were not pulling your weight.”[10]
[edit] Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: Round 24, Wests Tigers v Penrith at Penrith Stadium, 23 August 2003
- Premierships: 2005 (Wests Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Newton struck out for 12 weeks - League - www.smh.com.au
- ^ "Bryce Gibbs Matches played for the Wests Tigers". Rugby League Project. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTMtLS0tLS0tLTMyMi0tLS0tLS0tLQ==. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Stats Central". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 11 March 2011.
- ^ Chris Karas (8 October 2008). "Sports News". The Weekly Times. http://www.weeklytimes.com.au/2008/10_october/08_10_08/sports.html. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ "Gibbs could return for Tigers". AAP. 2 April 2011. http://onehd.com.au/onehd/newsarticles/Rugby-League-Gibbs-could-return-for-Tigers.htm. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Bryce Gibbs extends contract until end of 2014". ZeroTackle. 15 February 2011. http://www.zerotackle.com.au/bryce-gibbs-extends-contract-2014-1004/. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Sharks take the bait and sign Tigers' big boppers". WA Today. 15 June 2011. http://www.watoday.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/sharks-take-the-bait-and-sign-tigers-big-boppers-20110615-1g3xt.html. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ James Phelps (26 February 2012). "Bryce Gibbs has a point to prove when he lines up against old club Wests Tigers on Sunday week". Sunday Telegraph. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/silent-snub-for-gutted-shark/story-e6frexnr-1226281267506. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Glenn Jackson (15 September 2011). "Giant Tigers cubs ready to roar off bench to cap impressive debut seasons for club". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/giant-tigers-cubs-ready-to-roar-off-bench-to-cap-impressive-debut-seasons-for-club-20110914-1k9r5.html. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ Wayne Cousins. "GALLOWAY WANTS TO BE 'THE ENFORCER'". weststigers.com.au. http://www.weststigers.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=44729&title=galloway-wants-to-be-'the-enforcer'. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
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