Lee Gaskell
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Gaskell | |||||
| Born | 28 October 1990 St Helens, England | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||
| Weight | 14 st 12 lb (94 kg) [1] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Stand-off, Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2010–13 | St Helens | 43 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 81 |
| 2013(Loan) | → Salford Red Devils | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| 2014–16 | Bradford Bulls | 56 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 142 |
| 2017– | Huddersfield Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 117 | 56 | 18 | 1 | 261 | |
| As of 14 November 2016 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Lee Gaskell is a professional rugby league player currently playing for Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League. He has also played for St Helens, Salford and Bradford.
Gaskell started his career with amateur club Blackbrook Royals.[2] Gaskell is primarily a stand-off half but can convert to the centres when required.[2]
Rugby League Career
Gaskell made his Super League début for St Helens in a loss at home to Catalans Dragons in round 21 of 2010's Super League XV. He started the match at stand-off and scored a try.[3] In 2013 Gaskell moved to Salford as part of a loan deal.[4] Near the end of the 2013 season, Bradford Bulls announced that they had signed Gaskell on a 2-year deal.[5]
Bradford Bulls
2014 - 2014 Season
Gaskell featured in the pre-season friendlies against Hull FC and Dewsbury Rams.
Lee featured in Round 1 (Castleford Tigers) to Round 2 (Wakefield Wildcats). After returning from injury he played in Round 8 (Salford Red Devils) to Round 26 (Widnes Vikings). In the Challenge Cup he featured in Round 5 (Catalan Dragons) and the Quarter Final (Warrington Wolves). He scored against Leeds Rhinos (2 tries), Castleford Tigers (3 tries) and Catalan Dragons (1 try).
2015 - 2015 Season
Gaskell signed a 2 Year extension to his contract. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford Tigers and Leeds Rhinos. He scored against Leeds Rhinos (1 try, 1 goal).
He featured in Round 1 (Leigh Centurions) to Round 16 (Doncaster RLFC). Gaskell played in Qualifier 1 (Sheffield Eagles) to Qualifier 2 (Wakefield Wildcats) then in Qualifier 7 (Halifax RLFC). Lee played in the £1 Million Game (Wakefield Wildcats). He also featured in the Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Workington Town) to Round 5 (Hull KR). He scored against Whitehaven RLFC (4 tries, 3 goals), Featherstone Rovers (2 tries), Hunslet Hawks (1 try), Workington Town (2 tries), Halifax RLFC (1 try), Dewsbury Rams (1 try), London Broncos (1 try), Hull KR (1 try), Doncaster RLFC (4 tries) and Sheffield Eagles (3 tries).
2016 - 2016 Season
Gaskell featured in the pre-season friendly against Leeds Rhinos.
Lee featured in Round 1 (Featherstone Rovers) to Round 4 (Leigh Centurions) then in Round 6 (Batley Bulldogs) to Round 10 (Dewsbury Rams). Lee featured in Round 13 (Swinton Lions) to Round 14 (Sheffield Eagles). Gaskell played in the Challenge Cup in the 4th Round (Dewsbury Rams). He scored against Featherstone Rovers (1 try), Whitehaven RLFC (3 tries), Swinton Lions (2 tries), Sheffield Eagles (1 try) and Dewsbury Rams (1 try).
Statistics
Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Bradford Bulls | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2015 Bradford Bulls | 21 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 86 |
| 2016 Bradford Bulls | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Total | 56 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 142 |
References
- ↑ "Meet the Teams First Team Players". web page. Saints RFC. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- 1 2 "Player Profile". sthelensrlfc.com. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ "Saints 20 Catalans 30". St Helens Star. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ↑ "St. Helens' Gaskell and Salford's Howarth in loan swap". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ↑ "Bradford sign St Helens stand-off Lee Gaskell". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.