Gabe Goss (born 17 December 2001) is an English rugby union player who plays wing for Bath.

Gabe Goss
Birth nameGabriel Goss
Date of birth (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 (age 22)[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
SchoolBeechen Cliff School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Bath
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Bath ()
2022-2023 Taunton Titans (loan) ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021 England U20
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2021 England

Early life

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He attended Beechen Cliff School in Bath, Somerset.[3][4]

Career

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A product of the Bath Rugby Academy,[5] he plays on the wing.[6] He was promoted to the senior academy for the 2020-2021 season.[7] He made his debut for the senior Bath side in the Premiership Rugby Cup against Gloucester Rugby in November 2021.[8] Despite being struck by hamstring injuries,[9] he spent time on loan at Taunton Titans during the 2022-23 season.[10][11] He retained his place in the Bath squad for the 2023-24 season,[12][13] and played for the side in the Premiership Rugby Cup.[14]

International career

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He was called up by England U20 in 2021.[3] He also trained with the England national rugby sevens team that year.[15]

Style of play

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A pacey winger,[9] he has been described as "next level quick".[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Gabe Goss". Its Rugby. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Gabe Goss". All Rugby. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Young Gun: Bath and England U20 wing Gabe Goss". The Rugby Paper. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ "BEECHEN CLIFF SCHOOL AND BATH RUGBY ACE RUGBY PROGRAMME". Beechencliff.org. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ Evely, John (9 October 2019). "Bath have a queue of players knocking on the door for England U18s selection says Lilley". Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ^ Savage, Angus (28 July 2020). "Future Stars: Gallagher Premiership Senior Academy Intake (Part 1)". NextGen. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Bath announce five news signings and confirm list of departures". Ruck.co.uk. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  8. ^ Russell, Nathan (12 November 2021). "Gloucester punish understrenght Bath in record victory". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Gabe Goss". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  10. ^ "National One Rugby: Plymouth Albion 24-14 Taunton Titans". Somerset County Gazette. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Worboys, Goss and Donahue head out on loan this weekend". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  12. ^ ""Title contenders" – Bath confirm blockbuster squad for the 2023/24 Premiership season". Ruck. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  13. ^ Morgan, Charlie (10 October 2023). "Premiership salary cap special report, part one: Your club's spending strategy revealed". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  14. ^ Evely, John (23 September 2023). "Bath Rugby v London Scottish LIVE score updates from the Premiership Rugby Cup". Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Senior Academy wing Goss training with England Sevens". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  16. ^ Evely, John (9 September 2020). "Bath Rugby's unknown teenage talent who is as quick as Louis Rees-Zammit and Jonny May". Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 April 2024.