Gareth Price (born 26 August 1980) is a Welsh former
rugby union and
rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for
Hendy RFC
Hendy Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Hendy in West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugb ...
(in
Hendy,
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
, Wales), and
Neath RFC (
loan), and representative level rugby league for
Wales, and at club level for
St. Helens, the
London Broncos
The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England.
The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
, and the
Salford City Reds
The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, who play in the Super League. Formed in 1873, they have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup. Their home ground since 2012 has been t ...
in the
Super League
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, and the
Leigh Centurions
The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League.
The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...
(two spells) (
Heritage No. 1188),
the
Rochdale Hornets, the
Hull Kingston Rovers, the
Crusaders, and the
Widnes Vikings in the
National Leagues, as a , or .
Background
Gareth Price was born in
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
, Wales.
Playing career
Price was a revelation with
Widnes, in 2007 playing in 18 games,
and he has been noted for his ability to break a tackle, whilst Gareth's defence is also highly regarded.
International honours
Gareth Price won
caps for
Wales while at St. Helens, Rochdale Hornets, and Celtic Crusaders.
References
External links
*(archived by web.archive.org
Widnes ProfileProfile at saints.org.ukProfile at saints.org.uk
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1980 births
Living people
Crusaders Rugby League players
Footballers who switched code
Hull Kingston Rovers players
Leigh Leopards players
London Broncos players
Neath RFC players
Rochdale Hornets players
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league players from Swansea
Rugby league props
Rugby league second-rows
Rugby union players from Swansea
Salford Red Devils players
St Helens R.F.C. players
Wales national rugby league team players
Welsh rugby league players
Widnes Vikings players