Gabriel Farley
{{short description|United States dual-code rugby international player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|29}}
|birth_place = Colorado, U.S.
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|position = {{rlp|CE|FB|WG}}
|first = RL
|club1 = {{nowrap|Southampton Dragons}}
|club2 = Philadelphia Fight
|year2start = 2014
|year2end = 17
|appearances2 = 10
|tries2 = 5
|goals2 = 10
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 40
|ru_position = Centre, Fullback, Wing
|ru_club1 = Austin Gilgronis
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|ru_year1end = 21
|ru_appearances1 = 6
|ru_tries1 = 1
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| ru_club2 = {{nowrap|Houston SaberCats}}
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Gabriel Farley is a rugby league and rugby union player who plays for the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby (MLR).
He represented the United States Rugby League Team at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.
He also played for USA Rugby U'20's All-Americans at the 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. Primarily playing as a Center, Fullback and Wing in both codes of rugby.
Playing career
Gabriel played his junior rugby league at the Sydney Roosters, progressing to the Under 15's, 16's and 17's development squads. In high school he attended Waverley College in Sydney, Australia playing in the 1st XV for the 2011 & 2012 season. In 2013, Gabe received a scholarship to attend Lindenwood University in Saint Louis, Missouri where he received a Bachelors degree. It was also in 2013 that he was named also in America's squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, at which point he had played only one game for the Southampton Dragons in the American National Rugby League.{{cite web|date=3 October 2013|title=Tomahawks name squad for debut campaign|url=http://www.rlwc2013.com/rugby-league-world-news/article/1134/tomahawks-name-squad-for-debut|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005020906/http://www.rlwc2013.com/rugby-league-world-news/article/1134/tomahawks-name-squad-for-debut|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 5, 2013|publisher=RLWC2013.com|accessdate=August 22, 2017}}
In April 2014, he represented the United States in rugby union at the under 20's 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Hong Kong. Playing in all four tournament matches and scoring two tries against Hong Kong.
In 2017, Gabriel joined the Philadelphia Fight in the USA Rugby League.{{cite web|date=16 June 2017|title=Fight Acquire New USARL Hawk|url=http://fightrugby.com/fight-acquire-new-usarl-hawk/|publisher=fightrugby.com|accessdate=22 August 2017}} Following a solid performance at the 2017 Americas Rugby League Championship, Gabe was further selected in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup squads for the United States Rugby League Team.
During a brief stint in Australia during the 2018 season, Gabriel was also selected in the New South Wales Tertiary Rugby League team after the [http://www.tertiaryleague.com.au/east-metro-take-out-the-annual-challenge-at-panthers-stadium/ Annual Tertiary Challenge] at Panthers Stadium. [http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/01/16/austin-signs-usa-league-international-gabe-farley/ Farley returns to rugby union on a deal that will also see him registered for the Austin Herd. He debuted for the Austin Huns Red River D1 side, scoring a try as a replacement against Dallas RFC].{{Cite web|date=2020-01-16|title=Austin signs USA League international Gabe Farley|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/01/16/austin-signs-usa-league-international-gabe-farley/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Americas Rugby News|language=en-US}} Austin Gilgroni's add Gabriel Farley for the 2020 Major League Rugby season.{{Cite web|date=2020-01-23|title=Austin Herd Added Gabe Farley|url=http://djcoilrugby.com/2020/01/23/austin-herd-gabe-farley/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=djcoilrugby|language=en-US}}
References
{{Reflist|refs=2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy match reports from World Rugby: [http://www.worldrugby.org/match/14511 USA U20 37 - 0 Hong Kong U20]; [http://www.worldrugby.org/match/14513 USA U20 13 - 12 Georgia U20]; [http://lindenlink.com/2014/11/05/farley-brings-lions-international-experience/]; [http://www.tertiaryleague.com.au/2018-nsw-tertiary-rep-team-selected-for-india-tour/];[http://www.worldrugby.org/match/14518 USA U20 22 - 28 Tonga]; [http://www.worldrugby.org/match/14523 USA U20 26 - 25 Uruguay U20]. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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External links
- {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20131031075201/http://www.rlwc2013.com/player/gabriel-farley/444 RLWC2013.com profile]}}
- [http://www.rlwc2017.com/players?team=386#Gabriel-Farley 2017 RLWC profile]
{{United States 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{United States 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farley, Gabriel}}
Category:American rugby league players
Category:Austin Gilgronis players
Category:Houston SaberCats players
Category:Philadelphia Fight players
Category:Rugby league players from Colorado
Category:Rugby union players from Colorado