Dean Gaskell, (born 12 April 1983) is a former
Ireland international
rugby league footballer.
Background
Gaskell was born in England, and he is of Irish descent.
Career
Gaskell played for the
Widnes Vikings in
National League One
National One (last season known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage Leagu ...
. He also played for
Ireland.
Dean Gaskell's position of choice was on the , but he could also operate as a .
Gaskell had previously played for the
Leigh Centurions
The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League.
The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...
, and had
Super League
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experience with the
Warrington Wolves.
Dean Gaskell was successful with
Widnes, in 2007 scoring 10 tries in 14 games.
Gaskell is an
Ireland international, however he missed the winter programme and the games against
Russia and
Lebanon through injury.
He was named in the
Ireland training squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup
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.
References
External links
*(archived by web.archive.org
Widnes Profile*(archived by web.archive.org
Leigh Profile
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1983 births
Living people
English people of Irish descent
English rugby league players
Ireland national rugby league team players
Leigh Leopards players
Rugby league wingers
Warrington Wolves players
Widnes Vikings players