Gareth Stephens

{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}

{{about|the 1990-2000s rugby league player for Leeds, Castleford, Sheffield, Halifax & York|the 1960s-80s rugby league player for Castleford, Manly, Wigan, Warrington, Leigh, Halifax & York|Gary Stephens}}

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{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Gareth Stephens

|fullname = Gareth Stephens{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=8vClr5PxjoDDopNCqAnXLw&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=27 February 2016|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|15|df=y}}

|birth_place = Pontefract, England

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|position = {{rlp|SO|SH}}

|club1 = Leeds

|year1start = 1991

|year1end = 94

|appearances1 = 35

|tries1 = 5

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 20

|club2 = Castleford

|year2start = 1994

|year2end = 96

|appearances2 = 26

|tries2 = 4

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 16

|club3 = Hull FC

|year3start = 1996

|year3end = 97

|appearances3 = 19

|tries3 = 3

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 0

|points3 = 12

|club4 = {{nowrap|→Workington Town}}

|year4start = 1997{{small|(loan)}}

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|appearances4 = 0

|tries4 = 0

|goals4 = 0

|fieldgoals4 = 0

|points4 = 0

|club5 = Sheffield Eagles

|year5start = 1997

|year5end = 99

|appearances5 = 28

|tries5 = 5

|goals5 = 0

|fieldgoals5 = 0

|points5 = 20

|club6 = Halifax Blue Sox

|year6start = 2000

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|club7 = York Wasps

|year7start = 2001

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|appearances7 = 4

|tries7 = 0

|goals7 = 0

|fieldgoals7 = 0

|points7 = 0

|teamA = Great Britain U-21s

|yearAstart = 1992

|yearAend = 95

|appearancesA = 6

|triesA = 2

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 8

|teamB = Wales

|yearBstart = 1995

|yearBend = 98

|appearancesB = 4

|triesB = 2

|goalsB = 0

|fieldgoalsB = 0

|pointsB = 8

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|retired = yes

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/gareth-stephens/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}

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| father = Gary Stephens

| relatives = Dean Hanson (cousin)

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Gareth Stephens (born 15 April 1974) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a {{rlp|so}} or {{rlp|sh}} in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (Under-21s), and Wales, and at club level for Leeds where he signed a record schoolboy contract and made his first team debut at the age of 17, Castleford Tigers, Hull FC, Sheffield Eagles and York Wasps.