Gary Johnson (born 24 April 1984 in Farnborough, London, England) is a Rugby Union player for Cornish Pirates RFC in the Aviva Championship, playing primarily as a Lock. He previously played for London Irish for 10 seasons.
| Birth name | Gary Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 April 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Farnborough, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hayes School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnson made his London Irish debut against London Wasps, in the 2006–07 EDF Energy Cup.[2]
Johnson played in the final of the 2008–09 Guinness Premiership at Twickenham, as London Irish were defeated by the Leicester Tigers.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - London Irish". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Wasps 23–13 London Irish". BBC. 8 October 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Leicester 10–9 London Irish". BBC. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.