Ashley Gibson (born ) is a former English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or er for the Newcastle Thunder in the Championship. He has played for both England & England A at international level, with his full England debut was v France in the inaugural Federation Shield on 22 Oct 2006. He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos, Salford City Reds,

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( Heritage № 946) and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats ( Heritage № 1370) in the

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Background

Gibson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. As a youth he played for Stanningley ARLFC.

Leeds Rhinos

He is also known to kick goals. He played only 29 times for Leeds over four years, despite scoring a hat-trick in his début, a 74-0 victory over the

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. A combination of limited first team opportunity and injury halting his chances in the first team.

Salford City Reds

He signed for Salford City Reds at the end of 2009's

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Bradford Bulls

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side Bradford Bulls signed Gibson in June 2017 on a year and a half deal. 2017 - 2017 Season He featured in Round 20 ( Halifax) to Round 21 ( Hull Kingston Rovers). 2018 - 2018 Season Ashley featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax,

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and Toronto Wolfpack. Gibson featured in Round 1 ( York City Knights) to Round 5 ( Oldham R.L.F.C.) then in Round 7 ( Coventry Bears) to Round 17 ( Hunslet R.L.F.C.). He featured in Round 23 ( Keighley Cougars) then in Round 25 ( Oldham R.L.F.C.) to Final ( Workington Town). Gibson also played in the

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in Round 3 (

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) to Round 5 ( Warrington Wolves). He scored against York City Knights (1 try),

(2 tries), Coventry Bears (1 try), London Skolars (1 try), Hunslet R.L.F.C. (2 tries) and Oldham R.L.F.C. (1 try). At the end of the season Gibson signed a 1 Year extension to his contract. 2019 - 2019 Season Ashley featured in the pre-season friendlies against York City Knights, Huddersfield Giants and Batley Bulldogs. Gibson featured in Round 5 ( Toulouse Olympique) then in Round 8 (

). Gibson also played in Round 17 (

). He also played in the

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in Round 4 ( Keighley Cougars). He was released at the end of the season. Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

Newcastle Thunder

On 25 Nov 2019 it was reported that he had signed for Newcastle Thunder in the

England

He gained national honours with the England A-Team, winning the Federation Shield.

References

External links

Bradford Bulls profileCas Tigers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, Ashley 1986 births Living people Bradford Bulls players Castleford Tigers players England Knights national rugby league team players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Leeds Rhinos players Newcastle Thunder players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Leeds Rugby league wingers Salford Red Devils players Wakefield Trinity players