Tim Gavin

Bryant Timothy Gavin (born Sydney 20 November 1963) is an Australian former state and national representative rugby union player who played Number 8 for the Wallabies in 47 Test matches in between 1988 and 1996.

Tim Bryant Gavin

Birth name	Bryant Timothy Gavin
Date of birth	(1963-11-20) 20 November 1963
Place of birth	Cumnock, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Occupation(s)	Professional rugby union footballer, farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8 Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1992-95 Milan () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1988-96 Waratahs () Correct as of 7 July 2011 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1988 NSW Waratahs 63 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1988-96 Australia 47 (40)

Gavin played 83 times for New South Wales between 1988 and 1996 and captained them 30 times. He also played for Milan in Italy in the Australian off seasons between 1992 and 1995. He missed the 1991 Rugby World Cup victory as he suffered a knee injury just before the tournament but played in the 1995 tournament and the inaugural Tri-Nations Series

Later life

Since retiring from rugby, he has farmed land outside Gunnedah, New South Wales. and been President of the New South Wales Rugby Union.

Gavin was inducted into the Australian Rugby Hall of Fame in 2018.

Sources

• Tim Gavin at ESPNscrum
• Fox Sports Interview
• it:Tim Gavin - Wikipedia Italian