Callum Gibbins (born 14 September 1988) is a New Zealand

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player who plays as a

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for Old Glory DC of

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(MLR) in the United States. He previously played flanker for the

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in the

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Rugby union career

Amateur career

Gibbins was drafted to Stirling County in the

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for the 2017–18 season. Gibbins has been drafted to

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in the

for the 2018–19 season.

Professional career

Gibbins moved to

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in 2007 to study for a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise at Massey University. He made his

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debut in 2009 against Wellington. He was named in the Wider Training Group for the

2013 Super Rugby season The 2013 Super Rugby season was the third season of the new 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition involving teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The tournament was won by the Chiefs, who defeated the Canberra-based Brum ...

. In 2015 Gibbins signed a full contract to be in the Hurricanes first team squad after two strong years in the Wider Training Group. He went on to play in all but one of the Hurricanes fixtures in 2015. He extended his Hurricanes contract to the end of the 2016 season. Gibbins made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in September 2017 in their league match versus Ospreys. He was made co-captain of the club for season 2018–19. On 6 November 2020, it was confirmed that Gibbins travels to USA to join Old Glory DC in the

competition on a player-coach capacity.

References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk (player statistics)
Living people New Zealand rugby union players Manawatu rugby union players 1988 births Rugby union flankers Hurricanes (rugby union) players Rugby union players from New Plymouth Glasgow Warriors players Stirling County RFC players People educated at Inglewood High School, New Zealand Massey University alumni Glasgow Hawks players Expatriate rugby union players in Scotland New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Old Glory DC players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1980s-stub