Mike Gibson (rugby union)

Mike Gibson
Birth nameCameron Michael Henderson Gibson
Date of birth (1942-12-03) 3 December 1942 (age 81)
Place of birthBelfast, Northern Ireland
SchoolCampbell College
UniversityUniversity of Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964–1979
1966–1971
1963–1976
Ireland
Lions
Barbarians
69
12
9
(112)
(0)
(6)
Correct as of 24 June 2012

Cameron Michael Henderson Gibson MBE (born 3 December 1942) is a former rugby union international player who represented Ireland and the British & Irish Lions.

Gibson is regarded as one of the greatest rugby union players. On his induction into the IRB Hall of Fame in May 2011, former teammate and fellow Hall of Fame inductee Syd Millar said of him: "... [he] was one of the finest players of his generation, one of the finest players ever to represent Ireland and the British & Irish Lions and a man who epitomised the very ethos of the Game and its values".[1]

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