David Gower (rugby league)

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David Gower
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Gower playing for the Illawarra Cutters in 2012.
Personal information
Full name David Neil Gower[1]
Born (1985-09-30) 30 September 1985 (age 38)
Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–07 Salford Red Devils 18 0 0 0 0
2009 Wests Tigers 1 0 0 0 0
2011–12 St. George Illawarra 7 0 0 0 0
2013 Manly-Warringah 12 0 0 0 0
2014– Parramatta Eels 49 1 0 0 4
Total 87 1 0 0 4
As of 24 May 2016
Source: Rugby League Project

David Neil Gower (born 30 September 1985) is an Australian-English professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League. He has previously played for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League[2] and the Wests Tigers, St. George Illawarra Dragons[3] and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a second-rower, lock and prop.

Playing career

Born in Ryde, New South Wales, Gower played his junior football for the Holy Cross Rhinos before moving to England to play for the Salford Red Devils.

2009-10: Career with Wests Tigers

In 2009, Gower joined the Wests Tigers. In Round 26 of the 2009 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at the Sydney Football Stadium. At the end of the 2009 season, Gower won the New South Wales Cup Player of the Year award.

At the end of 2010, after making the 2010 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year, Gower signed a 1-year contract with 2010 NRL Premiership-winning team, St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in the 2011 season.[4]

2011-12: Career with the Dragons

After playing in five NRL matches for the Dragons, his contract was extended at the end of the year.[5]

At the end of the 2012 season, Gower was named in the 2012 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year and also won the Illawarra Cutters' New South Wales Cup Player of the Year award, before signing a 1-year contract with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

2013: Career with Manly

Gower played off the bench in the Sea Eagles' 2013 NRL Grand Final loss to the Sydney Roosters.

2014-present: Career with Parramatta

On 18 November 2013, Gower signed a 1-year contract with the Parramatta Eels.[6] After a successful season Gower was rewarded with a 2-year extension with the Eels until 2016.

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