Gareth Denman (born 12 November 1990) is an English

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player for

Doncaster Knights Doncaster Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing the town of Doncaster, England. The first XV are known as the "Doncaster Knights", and play in the RFU Championship. Being the most promoted side in English history has led to ...

in the RFU Championship. A graduate of their academy, the prop began his rugby career at

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making his debut for them in 2008 against

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in the

LV= Cup The Anglo-Welsh Cup (), was a cross-border rugby union knock-out cup competition that featured the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and the four Welsh regions. It was a created as a replacement for the RFU Knockout Cup, which featured only English clubs ...

. Denman stayed at Leeds for one season after their relegation to the RFU Championship in 2011 but moved to

Rotherham Titans Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans is a professional rugby union team from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, currently playing in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system, following their relegation from the Nat ...

, also in the second-tier of English rugby, for the following campaign. Joining Saints in the Aviva Premiership in 2013, Denman has since made 66 appearances for the Midlands side. In that time he assisted in Saints' most successful period, featuring the season in which they lifted the

Aviva Premiership Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition. The Premiership has consisted of thirteen clubs since 2021, and is the ...

and playing in the

European Rugby Challenge Cup The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champions Cup. From its inception ...

final that same season as the Northampton side completed the double. This season Denman aided Saints in their campaign for

European Rugby Champions Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...

rugby for next season as the Northampton side fell to Harlequins on the final day of the Premiership season and therefore entered the play-offs for the final spot in the European competition for that season. Denman featured in both play-offs as Saints defeated both

Connacht Rugby Connacht Rugby ( ga, Rugbaí Connachta) is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland. Connacht competes in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. The team represents the IRFU Con ...

(21–15) and

Stade Français Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The ...

(23–22) to secure that final top-tier European place. It was announced earlier this season that Denman would link up with

Gloucester Rugby Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby, as well as in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The club was formed i ...

at the conclusion of the 2016/17

season after spending four seasons in Northampton. On 9 April 2019, Denman will return to the RFU Championship with

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ...

from the 2019–20 season. After his release from Coventry, Denman signed for Championship rivals

from the 2020–21 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Denman, Gareth 1990 births Living people Coventry R.F.C. players English rugby union players Gloucester Rugby players Leeds Tykes players Northampton Saints players Rotherham Titans players Rugby union players from Rotherham Rugby union props