Gavin Dodd

{{Short description|Former Ireland international rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Gavin Dodd

|fullname = Gavin Dodd

|image = Gavin Dodd.jpg

|image_size =

|caption =

|position = {{rlp|WG|CE|FB}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|2|28|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Manchester, England

|height = {{convert|5|ft|11|in|m|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|14|st|9|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

|club1 = Oldham R.L.F.C.

|year1start = 2001

|year1end = 05

|appearances1 = 5

|tries1 = 4

|points1 = 16

|club2 = Widnes Vikings

|year2start = 2006

|year2end = 09

|appearances2 = 21

|tries2 = 21

|goals2 = 28

|points2 = 140

|club3 = Swinton Lions

|year3start = 2011

|appearances3 = 2

|tries3 = 1

|points3 = 4

|teamA = Ireland

|yearAstart = 2006

|yearAend = 07

|appearancesA = 3

|triesA = 3

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 12

|updated = 3 February 2021

|source =

}}

Gavin Dodd is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer.

Dodd plays for Swinton in National League One. He also plays for Ireland.

Dodd's position of choice is as a {{rlp|wg}} or at {{rlp|fb}}, but he can also operate as a {{rlp|ce}}.

Gavin Dodd is also a useful goal-kicker.{{cite web|url=http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/players.php?id=6|title=Gavin Dodd|publisher=Widnes|date=2007-07-20|accessdate=2007-07-20|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201153/http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/players.php?id=6 |archivedate = 2007-09-27}}

Dodd has previously played for Oldham and Widnes, and was on the fringes of the first team at the Bradford Bulls.

Gavin Dodd had however been a revelation with Widnes, in 2007 scoring 21 tries in 21 games and also converting 28 attempts at goal. He holds the Widnes record for points in a game consisting of a hat-trick of tries and 13 goals vs Doncaster in 2007, his total was 38.{{cite web|url=http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/playerstats.php|title=Player Stats|publisher=Widnes|date=2007-07-20|accessdate=2007-07-20|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621200401/http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/playerstats.php|archivedate=2007-06-21|url-status=dead}}

As of the 2010 season Dodd played for Swinton.

Dodd is an Ireland international, playing in the recent games against Russia and Lebanon.

He has been named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.{{cite web|title=Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad|url=http://www.rli.ie/article/ireland-name-world-cup-40.html|publisher=Rugby League Ireland|accessdate=16 October 2012|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130217203457/http://www.rli.ie/article/ireland-name-world-cup-40.html|archivedate=17 February 2013|date=1 August 2008|url-status=dead}}