Jacob Gagan

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Jacob Gagan
Jacob Gagan Newcastle.jpg
Personal information
Born (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 28)
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014 Cronulla Sharks 7 5 0 0 20
2017 Newcastle Knights 1 1 0 0 4
2019 South Sydney 1 0 0 0 0
2020– FC Lezignan 6 4 0 0 16
Total 15 10 0 0 40
As of 11 January 2021
Source: [1]

Jacob Gagan (born 25 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently playing for FC Lezignan in the Elite One Championship.

He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Newcastle Knights and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.

Background[]

Born in Westmead, New South Wales, Gagan played his junior rugby league for the Cabramatta Two Blues, before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.

Playing career[]

Early career[]

From 2010 to 2012, Gagan played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team.[2][3] In 2010, he played for the Australian Schoolboys.[4][5] In 2013, he joined the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles on a 1-year contract.[6][7] In November 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks starting in 2014.[8][9]

2014[]

In round 13 of the 2014 NRL season, Gagan made his NRL debut for Cronulla-Sutherland against the St. George Illawarra Dragons, playing on the wing in the Sharks' 0-30 loss at WIN Stadium.[10][11] In July, he re-signed with Cronulla on a two-year contract. Gagan made a total of seven appearances for Cronulla in the 2014 NRL season as the club finished last on the table.[12][13]

2016[]

In November, after missing out on NRL selection for Cronulla-Sutherland throughout the entire 2015 and 2016 seasons, Gagan signed a one-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2017.[14]

2017[]

Gagan made his Knights debut in round 5 of the 2017 season against his former club Cronulla-Sutherland, scoring a try.[15][16] That would be his lone appearance for the Knights as he was not offered a new contract beyond 2017.[17] In November, he signed a 1-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs starting in 2018.[18]

2018[]

Gagan spent the entirety of 2018 playing for foundation club North Sydney in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition.[19]

2019[]

Gagan made his debut for South Sydney in round 3 of the 2019 NRL season against Manly-Warringah after being called into the side as a replacement for the injured Greg Inglis.[20]

2020[]

In February, it was revealed that Gagan had been released by South Sydney.[21]

On 26 Jun 2020 it was reported that he had signed for FC Lézignan XIII in the Elite One Championship[22]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jacob Gagan - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ^ "G". Nyc Database. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Jacob Gagan player results, scores, news and statistics". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "2010 Australian Schoolboys Team Announced - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Foxsportspulse.com. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. ^ "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. ^ Rugby League (23 February 2013). "Clubs restack from backs to their packs". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Jacob Gagan". Sports Buzz. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  8. ^ "'Guru' Grothe hooked by Sharks | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader". theleader.com.au. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Gagan joins Sharks – Sea Eagles". seaeagles.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  10. ^ "NRL 2014 - Round 13". Rugby League Project. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Late Mail – Sharks v Dragons – Sharks". sharks.com.au. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  12. ^ NRL. "secure talented pair". Sharks. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Sharks set for wooden spoon after defeat to Raiders". The Guardian.
  14. ^ NewcastleKnights.com.au (2 August 2014). "Jacob Gagan signs on with Knights". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Updated team lists: Sharks v Knights". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  16. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  17. ^ "NRL contracts: Daniel Mortimer Sharks, Bodene Thompson, David Fifita, Dean Pay Josh Cleeland Bulldogs — Market Watch". 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Rabbitohs sign Gagan and Martin for 2018 - Zero Tackle". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  19. ^ "ISP Round 3". North Sydney Bears.
  20. ^ "After eight games in five years, Gagan has big shoes to fill at Souths". Sydney Morning Herald.
  21. ^ "2020 preview South Sydney". www.leagueunlimited.com.
  22. ^ "FC.Lézignan XIII RL - Bienvenue Jacob Gagan". Twitter. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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