Bryant Timothy Gavin (born Sydney 20 November 1963) is an Australian former state and
national representative 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 it ...
player who played Number 8 for the
Wallabies in 47 Test matches in between 1988 and 1996.
Gavin played 83 times for
New South Wales
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between 1988 and 1996 and captained them 30 times. He also played for Milan in Italy in the Australian off seasons between 1992 and 1995. He missed the 1991 Rugby World Cup victory as he suffered a knee injury just before the tournament but played in the 1995 tournament and the inaugural Tri-Nations Series
Later life
Since retiring from rugby, he has farmed land outside
Gunnedah
Gunnedah is a town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia and is the seat of the Gunnedah Shire local government area. In the the town recorded a population of 9,726. Gunnedah is situated within the Liverpool Plains, a fertile agricultu ...
, New South Wales. and been President of the New South Wales Rugby Union.
Gavin was inducted into the
Australian Rugby Hall of Fame in 2018.
References
Sources
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Fox Sports Interview*
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1963 births
Living people
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
Rugby union number eights
Rugby union players from East Ayrshire