GB & England international rugby league footballer
Gareth Widdop
Personal information
Full name
Gareth Edward Widdop[1]
Born
(1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 35)[1] Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Weight
14 st 2 lb (90 kg)[2]
Position
Stand-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
0
0
0
0
0
Total
265
64
496
9
1257
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2010
NSW Residents
1
1
0
0
4
2010–18
England
28
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.
^ abc"Gareth Widdop – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ ab"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)
^"Player Summary: Gareth Widdop". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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