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Alex Gibbon (born 7 October 1992) is an Australian rugby union wing who currently plays forBrisbane City in Australia's National Rugby Championship.He has also previously represented Super Rugby side, the Queensland Reds.
Early life and career
Alexander Gibbon was born in New South Wales, but attended school in Brisbane at St Joseph's College, Nudgee. From there he went back to his native state and from 2012 turned out for Southern Districts in the Shute Shield. He played a one-off match for Combined New South Wales–Queensland Country against the British and Irish Lions in 2013 and was named in the Greater Sydney Rams squad for the National Rugby Championship in 2014 although he didn't make any appearances.
Rugby career
Gibbon played forBrisbane City in 2015, scoring 5 tries in 9 appearances to help his side to their second title in two years. He was called into the Red's Super Rugby squad midway through the 2016 season and made 2 substitute appearances for them, his debut match being against theChiefs at Suncorp Stadium.
International sevens
Gibbon represented Australia in rugby sevens between 2013 and 2017, appearing in 21 competitions and scoring 25 tries.
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 17 August 2016
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Reds | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |