Gadwin Springer
Gadwin Springer (born 4 April 1993) is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Halifax Panthers in the Betfred Super League, and France at international level.
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| Born | 4 April 1993 French Guiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 9 lb (112 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Catalans Dragons and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. Springer spent time on loan from Castleford at Halifax in the Championship.
Background
Springer was born in French Guiana.
Club career
Catalans Dragons
Springer was born in French Guiana and moved to Toulouse at an early age. He played his junior rugby for Toulouse Olympique and represented France at youth international level. He was signed by Catalans Dragons and made his Super League début in 2014 as a substitute against St. Helens.
Castleford Tigers
On 12 June 2015 Springer joined Castleford Tigers on a 2 1⁄2-year contract.[3]
He was a member of Castleford's squad which won the League Leaders Shield in 2017, making 21 appearances during the season, and was named as 18th man for the 2017 Super League Grand Final.
Halifax
On 6 November 2020 it was announced that Springer would join Halifax Panthers for the 2021 season[4]
International career
Gadwin was selected for France for their 2015 European Cup campaign. He made his international début against Ireland in Albi. He also played for France in their mid-tournament test match against England. He was a part of what was considered a 'weakened' French side due to injury and it showed with an appalling showing against their opponents.[5] Springer played in France's lone international fixture of 2016, an end of year test match against England in Avignon.
References
- loverugbyleague
- RLP
- Castleford sign French prop Gadwin Springer from Catalans
- "HALIFAX BRING IN GADWIN SPRINGER". www.rugby-league.com. 6 Nov 2020. Retrieved 26 Dec 2020.
- "England demolish France 84-4 in record win". Skysports.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.