Dane Gagai

Dane Gagai

Gagai playing for the Broncos in 2009.
Personal information
Born	(1991-01-03) 3 January 1991 (age 26) Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Fullback, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011 Brisbane Broncos 6 4 0 0 16 2012– Newcastle Knights 105 27 3 0 114 Total 111 31 3 0 130 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015–16 Indigenous All Stars 2 1 0 0 4 2015–16 Queensland 4 5 0 0 20 2015 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
As of 31 July 2016 Source:

Dane Gagai (born 3 January 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays at centre, fullback and wing. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos.

Born in Mackay, Queensland, Gagai is of Torres Strait Islander and Ngāti Pikiao descent. Gagai's father Ray was a member of the Brisbane Broncos' squad in the 1989 NSWRL season. Gagai is also the cousin of Gold Coast Titans player Josh Hoffman, former Broncos player Wendell Sailor and current Broncos player Travis Waddell.

Gagai is eligible to play for both Australia and New Zealand through parents of Indigenous Australian and Māori descent.

Gagai played his junior football for Brisbane Wests before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. From 2009 to 2011, Gagai played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team, scoring 39 tries in 61 games. At the end of 2010, Gagai was named at fullback in the 2010 NYC Team of the Year and played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.