Mark Gabey
{{Short description|Australian rugby player (born 1973)}}
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| name = Mark Gabey
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| full_name = Mark Laurence Gabey
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|07|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Proserpine, QLD, Australia
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| height = 6 ft 5 in
| weight = 261 lb
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| position = Lock / Back-row
| years1 = 1998–99
| clubs1 = Bristol
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| years2 = 1999–00
| clubs2 = London Irish
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| years3 = 2000–02
| clubs3 = Bath Rugby
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| years4 = 2002–04
| clubs4 = Worcester Warriors
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| years5 = 2005–06
| clubs5 = Exeter Chiefs
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| superyears1 = 1997
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| superapps1 = 1
| superpoints1 = 0
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Mark Laurence Gabey (born 27 July 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.{{cite news |title=Gabey gives Bristol hope |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-gabey-gives-bristol-hope-1046424.html |work=The Independent |date=11 January 1999}}
Rugby career
Born in Proserpine in north Queensland, Gabey could play both as a lock and in the back-row.{{cite web |title=Gabey Mark |url=https://www.bathrugbyheritage.org/content/heritage-topics/people/player-profiles/gabey-mark-3 |website=Bath Rugby Heritage |language=en}}
Gabey played once for the Reds during the 1997 Super 12 season, then continued his professional career in England.{{cite news |title=Yatton announce new coaching team |url=https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/sport/20491536.yatton-announce-new-coaching-team/ |work=Weston Mercury |date=5 June 2008 |language=en}}
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Gabey made his Premiership Rugby debut in 1999–00 with London Irish and won their "player of the year" award that season.{{cite news |title=Gabey is hoping to Mark time |url=https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/7366207.gabey-is-hoping-to-mark-time/ |work=The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald |date=10 November 2001 |language=en}} From 2000 to 2002, Gabey played in the premiership for Bath, before the recruitment of England lock Danny Grewcock forced him to look elsewhere and he signed with second-tier team Worcester.{{cite news |title=Worcester snap up Gabey |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/1962481.stm |work=BBC News |date=1 May 2002}} He returned to the premiership with Worcester in 2004, then finished his career with stints at the Exeter Chiefs and Birmingham & Solihull.{{cite news |title=Blaze sparks Gabey demise |url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/7459602.1205-blaze-sparks-gabey-demise/ |work=Worcester News |date=1 February 2005 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{ESPNscrum|126657}}
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Category:Australian rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from Queensland
Category:People from Proserpine, Queensland
Category:Queensland Reds players
Category:Australian expatriate rugby union players in England
Category:Bristol Bears players
Category:Worcester Warriors players