Dean Gaskell
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| Born | 12 April 1983 England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dean Gaskell, (born 12 April 1983) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer.[2][3]
Background
[edit]Gaskell was born in England, and he is of Irish descent. He currently resides in Wigan
Career
[edit]Gaskell played for the Widnes Vikings in National League One. He also played for Ireland.
Dean Gaskell's position of choice was on the wing, but he could also operate as a fullback.
Gaskell had previously played for the Leigh Centurions, and had Super League experience with the Warrington Wolves.
Dean Gaskell was successful with Widnes, in 2007 scoring 10 tries in 14 games.[4]
Gaskell is an Ireland international, however he missed the winter programme and the games against Russia and Lebanon through injury.[5]
He was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[6]
After Rugby League, he had a short but successful stint in MMA , with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss.
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics at slstats.org". slstats.org. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Stats". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "Dean Gaskell". Widnes. 20 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
External links
[edit]- (archived by web.archive.org) Widnes Profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Leigh Profile