Gavin Cooper
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Personal information
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| Nickname | Coops | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 August 1985 Murgon, Queensland, Australia |
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| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Second-row, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 27 September 2016
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Gavin Cooper (born 19 August 1985) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL). He is in his second stint with the Cowboys, having also played in the NRL for the Penrith Panthers and Gold Coast Titans. Cooper primarily plays in the second row but has also played in the centres. He started at second row in the Cowboys' 2015 NRL premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides and is a Queensland representative.
Born in Murgon, Queensland, Gavin Cooper played his junior football for the Murgon Mustangs and joined the Redcliffe Dolphins as a teenager. In 2003, he was a member of the Dolphins' premiership-winning FOGS Colts team and named man of the match. In 2004, Cooper graduated to the Dolphins' Queensland Cup side, playing for them 13 times and represented the Queensland under-19 team. In August 2004, he signed with the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2005 season.
In 2005, Cooper played for the Cowboys' Queensland Cup side, the North Queensland Young Guns. He was a member of the Young Guns premiership-winning side that season, playing alongside future Cowboys team mates Scott Bolton and Matthew Scott
In Round 2 of the 2006 NRL season, Cooper made his NRL debut for the Cowboys in their 20-16 victory over the Manly Sea Eagles. He played 18 games in his rookie season, scoring 3 tries, but would sign with the newly established Gold Coast Titans in July of that year, on a two-year deal.
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