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| Full name | Gareth Stephens[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1974-04-15) 15 April 1974 (age 50) Pontefract, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Dean Hanson (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gareth Stephens (born 15 April 1974) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a stand-offorscrum-half 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 (Heritage № 710), Hull FC (Heritage № 918), 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 prop, second-row, or loose forward 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]
