Bruce Gibbs
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Bruce Gibbs was an Australian rugby league
player. His position of choice was at Prop forward. He first played for Workington Town
in England between 1975 and 1976. That year he also played for the Other Nationalities
side. He then moved to Australia where he played for his first Australian club, Newtown
, in 1977, playing twelve games and scoring two tries. He then signed for Western Suburbs
and played at the club between 1978 and 1980 where he formed a front row partnership with John Donnelly. He made a total of 45 appearances for the club, scoring four tries.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player. His position of choice was at Prop forward. He first played for Workington Town
Workington Town
Workington Town is a professional rugby league club playing in Workington in West Cumbria. They play in the Championship 1. Their stadium is called Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team....
in England between 1975 and 1976. That year he also played for the Other Nationalities
Other Nationalities rugby league team
The Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players...
side. He then moved to Australia where he played for his first Australian club, Newtown
Newtown Jets
The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSWRL Premier League competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season...
, in 1977, playing twelve games and scoring two tries. He then signed for Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
and played at the club between 1978 and 1980 where he formed a front row partnership with John Donnelly. He made a total of 45 appearances for the club, scoring four tries.