Gareth Widdop

Gareth Widdop
Personal information
Full nameGareth Edward Widdop[1]
Born (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 35)[1]
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Weight14 st 2 lb (90 kg)[2]
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–13 Melbourne Storm 70 10 25 1 91
2014–19 St George Illawarra 125 33 387 6 912
2020–22 Warrington Wolves 49 20 47 1 175
2023 Castleford Tigers 21 1 37 1 79
2024 Halifax Panthers 24 7 6 0 40
Total 289 71 502 9 1297
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010 NSW Residents 1 1 0 0 4
2010–18 England 29 7 71 1 171
2016 World All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
2019 Great Britain 4 0 6 0 12
Source: [3][1]

Gareth Edward Widdop (born 12 March 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or fullback for the Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship.

Widdop played at club level for the Melbourne Storm and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League, and for the Warrington Wolves and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He won the 2012 NRL Grand Final with Melbourne and has played for the World All Stars.

He made 29 representative appearances for England, ranking as the side's second-highest points scorer, and made 4 appearances for Great Britain.

  1. ^ a b c "Gareth Widdop – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Gareth Widdop". Rugby League World Cup 2013. Rugby League International Federation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Player Summary: Gareth Widdop". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 18 September 2023.