Ade Gardner
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| Full name | Adrian Antonio Gardner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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24 June 1983 Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England |
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Playing information
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 11 lb (94 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project
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Adrian Antonio Gardner (born 24 June 1983) is a retired English professional rugby league footballer, who played almost his entire career with St. Helens of Super League. A Great Britain representative winger, he began his career at his home town club Barrow and after 11 years at Saints, ended his playing days with a season loan move to Hull Kingston Rovers. He is the elder brother of Ex-Salford winger, Mat Gardner. He is of Brazilian descent.
Gardner went to St Columba's Roman Catholic School and St. Bernard's Catholic High School at primary and secondary level respectively. He started 6th form but decided to concentrate on his love affair with the gym.
Gardner made his Super League debut in a match against London Broncos on 28 March 2002, which St Helens lost. Having won Super League VI, St Helens contested the 2003 World Club Challenge against 2002 NRL Premiers, the Sydney Roosters. Gardner played at on the wing in Saints' 38-0 loss. He established himself as a first team regular in 2003 and has now appeared 281 times for St Helens, scoring 167 tries. Gardner played for St Helens on the wing in their 2006 Challenge Cup Final victory against Huddersfield. Gardner also finished the 2006 season as St. Helens leading try scorer with 29 tries in all competitions.
Gardner was named in the Great Britain training squad throughout 2006. He scored on his international debut in XXXX Test Match against New Zealand on 27 June 2006.
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