Gary French Explained

Gary French
Fullname:Gary French
Birth Date:27 June 1963
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Club1:Souths Brisbane
Year1start:1985
Year1end:87
Club2:Springfield Borough
Year2start:1987
Year2end:88
Appearances2:0
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Club3:Brisbane
Year3start:1988
Year3end:89
Appearances3:27
Tries3:2
Goals3:10
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:28
Club4:Castleford
Year4start:1989
Year4end:91
Appearances4:52
Tries4:14
Goals4:1
Fieldgoals4:1
Points4:59
Updated:21 April 2021
Source:[1]

Gary French (born 27 June 1963) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played as a halfback for the Brisbane Broncos and whilst at the club, regularly understudied for both Allan Langer and Wally Lewis. He also had stints at British clubs Springfield Borough (1987–88) and Castleford (Heritage № 678) (1988–91). French captained Brisbane on one occasion. He is no relation to Queensland State of Origin brothers Brett and Ian French.

Early life

While attending Beaudesert High School, French played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1981.[2]

Playing career

French played for Souths in their 1985 Brisbane Rugby League premiership grand final win over Wynnum-Manly, kicking the first points of the match.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gary French - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Web site: SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League. 2008-10-10. SportingPulse. 31 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170131030043/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424. dead.