| Gareth Stephens | |||||||
| Fullname: | Gareth Stephens[1] | ||||||
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1974 | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Pontefract, England | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Year4start: | 1997 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Club7: | York Wasps | ||||||
| Year7start: | 2001 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| New: | yes | ||||||
| Retired: | yes | ||||||
| Source: | [2] | ||||||
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Gareth Stephens (born 15 April 1974) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a or 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.[2]
Stephens was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England, and he is the son of Gary Stephens,[3] former rugby league international footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Gareth Stephens is also the cousin of Dean Hanson,[4] the rugby league, or of the 1980s and 1990s for Halifax and the Illawarra Steelers.
Stephens started his career at Leeds, making his début in September 1991.[5] He was signed by Castleford for £65000 in July 1994.[6] He went on to play for Hull FC, Sheffield Eagles, Halifax Blue Sox and York Wasps.[7] [8]
Stephens won caps at Great Britain academy and U21 level along with four caps for Wales between 1995 and 1998, including at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.[2]