Callum Gibbins

Callum Gibbins
Date of birth (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
SchoolInglewood High School
UniversityMassey University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–18 Stirling County ()
2018–20 Glasgow Hawks ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–20 Glasgow Warriors 47 (65)
2020– Old Glory DC 13 (15)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–17 Manawatu 66 (95)
Correct as of 16 October 2016
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–17 Hurricanes 25 (15)
Correct as of 6 August 2016

Callum Gibbins (born 14 September 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Old Glory DC of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States.

He previously played flanker for the Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14.[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Gibbins was drafted to Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017–18 season.[2]

Gibbins has been drafted to Glasgow Hawks in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018–19 season.[3]

Professional career

Gibbins moved to Palmerston North in 2007 to study for a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise at Massey University.[citation needed] He made his Manawatu Turbos debut in 2009 against Wellington.[4]

He was named in the Hurricanes Wider Training Group for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[5] In 2015 Gibbins signed a full contract to be in the Hurricanes first team squad after two strong years in the Wider Training Group.[6] He went on to play in all but one of the Hurricanes fixtures in 2015. He extended his Hurricanes contract to the end of the 2016 season.[7]

Gibbins made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in September 2017 in their league match versus Ospreys.[8]

He was made co-captain of the club for season 2018–19.[9]

On 6 November 2020, it was confirmed that Gibbins travels to USA to join Old Glory DC in the Major League Rugby competition on a player-coach capacity.[10]

References

  1. ^ Callum Gibbins. Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved on 24 December 2018.
  2. ^ Pro-player draft. Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved on 24 December 2018.
  3. ^ Tennent’s Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft | Scottish Rugby Union Archived 2 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Scottishrugby.org (19 December 2018). Retrieved on 2018-12-24.
  4. ^ "Callum Gibbins | The Official Website of the 2014 Investec Super Rugby Hurricanes". www.hurricanes.co.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Super Rugby Wider Training Groups named" (Press release). Chiefs. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Gibbins grabs full Canes contract | The Official Website of the 2014 Investec Super Rugby Hurricanes". www.hurricanes.co.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Gibbins to remain a 'Cane | The Official Website of the 2014 Investec Super Rugby Hurricanes". www.hurricanes.co.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Glasgow 31–10 Ospreys – Scottish Rugby Blog". Scottish Rugby Blog. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  9. ^ Gibbins and Wilson named captains. Glasgow Warriors (15 February 2018). Retrieved on 2018-12-24.
  10. ^ "Old Glory signs Glasgow's Callum Gibbins as player-coach". Americas Rugby News. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.


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