Gavin Lawless

{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}

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{{Use South African English|date=October 2019}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|4|28}}

| birth_place = South Africa

| height = 1.82m

| weight = 90

| ru_position = Fullback

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| superyears1 = 1996

| superyears2 = 1997–98

| superyears3 = 1999

| super1 = Lions

| super2 = Sharks

| super3 = Bulls

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| provinceyears1 = 1992-1995

| provinceyears2 = 1996

| provinceyears3 = 1997–98

| provinceyears4 = 1999

| province1 = Western Province

| province2 = Transvaal

| province3 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)|CC=y}}

| province4 = Pumas

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Gavin Lawless is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing as fullback, he set a number of point scoring records, including the most tries and most points in a Super 12 match (4 tries and 50 points, for the Sharks against the Highlanders in 1997),McIlraith, Matt (2005). Ten Years of Super 12 Hodder Moa, Hachette Livre NZ Ltd. {{ISBN|1-86971-025-8}}{{cite web |url=http://www.super14.com/stats/alltimerecords.asp |title=All Time Super Rugby Records - Super14.com |publisher=Sports Digital Media.com |date=2008-02-20 |accessdate=2009-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407032012/http://www.super14.com/stats/alltimerecords.asp |archivedate=2009-04-07 }} the most penalties in a Currie Cup season (48 for Transvaal in 1996),{{cite web|url=http://www.supersport.co.za/Rugby/content.aspx?Id=475|title=Currie Cup Individual Records|accessdate=2008-01-23|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113111327/http://www.supersport.co.za/rugby/content.aspx?Id=475|archivedate=2007-11-13}} and the most penalties in a Currie Cup final (6, for Transvaal vs. {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} in 1996).