Mike Gibson (rugby union)
| Full name | Cameron Michael Henderson Gibson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 December 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Campbell College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Centre | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1964-1979 1966-1971 1963-1976 |
Ireland Lions Barbarians |
69 12 9 |
(112) (0) (6) |
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Cameron Michael Henderson Gibson MBE (born 3 December 1942) is a former rugby union footballer who represented Ireland and the British and Irish Lions at international level.
Gibson is regarded as one of the greatest rugby union footballers; upon his induction into the IRB Hall of Fame in May 2011, former teammate and fellow Hall of Fame inductee Syd Millar said about Gibson that:
... [he] was one of the finest players of his generation, one of the finest players ever to represent Ireland and the British & Irish Lions and a man who epitomised the very ethos of the Game and its values.
Gibson was educated at Campbell College in Belfast, and went on to study law at the University of Cambridge.
Gibson played the bulk of his career for North of Ireland F.C. ("North")
While studying, Gibson played for Cambridge University.
In February 1966 he played for London Irish against St Mary's Hospital.
He continued playing club rugby until 42.
Gibson's distinguished career began with Ireland in 1964, and he earned his 69th and final cap in the second and final test win against Australia in Sydney in 1979 at age 36. A versatile player, he represented his country in four different positions. Gibson had a distinguished international career; the Irish solicitor's all-round talent marked him out as arguably the greatest centre of any era and certainly, prior to his transfer to centre, the finest fly half of any era. Gibson's brilliance lay in the perception and timing of his attacking play, the focus and anticipation of his defence, and the rare dedication and commitment with which he applied himself across a 15-year international career in which he appeared in a then-world record 81 Tests.
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