Gil Dudson

Gil Dudson (Welsh beef) (born 16 June 1990) is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Catalans Dragons in the Betfred Super League and Wales at international level.

Gil Dudson
Personal information
Born (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990
Trowbridge, Cardiff, Wales
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Weight17 st 11 lb (113 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–11 Crusaders RL 14 0 0 0 0
2010(loan) → South Wales Scorpions 16 5 0 0 20
2012–14 Wigan Warriors 49 2 0 0 8
2015–18 Widnes Vikings 89 2 0 0 8
2019–20 Salford Red Devils 46 3 0 0 12
2021– Catalans Dragons 0 0 0 0 0
Total 214 12 0 0 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–16 Wales 15 2 0 0 8
As of 23 December 2020
Source: [2][3]

He played for Crusaders RL in the Super League, and on loan from Crusaders at the South Wales Scorpions in Championship 1. Dudson has also played for the Wigan Warriors and the Widnes Vikings in the top flight.[4][2][3]

Background

Dudson was born in Trowbridge, Cardiff, Wales.

Club career

Celtic Crusaders

Dudson began his career at Celtic Crusaders, where he progressed through the youth ranks. He made his Super League début in the 2009 season in a fixture against Leeds. Dudson spent 2010 on loan at South Wales Scorpions, and was named in the Championship 1 team of the year at the end of the season. He returned to Crusaders in 2011 and made 12 further appearances for the club. At the end of the season, he joined Wigan Warriors along with international team-mate Ben Flower.

Wigan Warriors

Dudson featured for Wigan in the 2013 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.[5][6][7]

He played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.[8][9][10][11][12]

Widnes Vikings

In January 2015, he signed for Widnes Vikings for the 2015 seasons on a two-year deal

Salford Red Devils

He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final defeat by St. Helens at Old Trafford.[13][14][15]

Catalans Dragons

On 18 December 2020 it was announced that Dudson will join Catalans for the 2021 season on a 2-year contract[16]

International honours

Gil Dudson made his Wales début while at Celtic Crusaders in 2008.[3]

He has since been a regular for Wales, and featured in their 2011 Four Nations campaign.[17][18]

Gil played in all 3 of Wales' games in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

Gil did not play for Wales again until October 2016, where he was part of the Cymru's 2017 World Cup qualifying campaign. Gil scored a try in Wales' opening game against Serbia.

References
  1. "Gil Dudson". wiganwarriors.com. Wigan Warriors. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Statistics at rleague.com". Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  5. "Hull FC 0-16 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. "Wigan Warriors overcome Hull FC and elements to win Challenge Cup". The Guardian. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. "Wigan Warriors grind out victory over Hull". Sky Sports. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. "Super League Grand Final". Super League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  9. Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. "Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. "Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30". The Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. "Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double". The Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". The Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  14. "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  15. "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
  16. "Gil Dudson: Catalans Dragons sign Salford prop on two-year contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  17. "Gleeson to lead new-look England". BBC. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  18. "Crusaders dominate Wales' squad". BBC. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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