Brian Gabbitas
Hall of Fame 16 of 18

16. Brian Gabbitas


Brian Gabbitas

PROFESSIONAL CLUBS: Hunslet

HONOURS: Lance Todd Trophy winner

OTHER: Brian Gabbitas was a stand=off in the 50's and 60's who won a cap for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1959 against France.

Brian Gabbitas played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Hunslet's 16-20 defeat to Wigan in the 1964–65 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium, on Saturday 8 May 1965.

Wigan's Ray Ashby, and Brian Gabbitas, jointly won the Lance Todd Trophy for man of the match in the 1964–65 Challenge Cup, it was the first time two players polled the same number of votes and shared the trophy.