Ade Gardner

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Ade Gardner
fullname = Adrian Antonio Gardner
nickname = Ade, Gards, Jason, Cymbals
Tight-as-cramp Gardner


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|6|24
placeofbirth = Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
countryofbirth = England
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weight = 15 st 4 lbs (97 kg)
position = Wing
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Ade Gardner (born June 26 1983) is a rugby league player from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. He currently plays for St Helens and made his debut for the Great Britain national team in 2006.He is the older brother of Salford City Reds winger, Mat. His other brother, John-Paul, is also an established rugby player.

He went to St. Columba's Roman Catholic School and St. Bernards Catholic High school at Primary and Secondary level respectively.Ade started 6th form but decided to concentrate on his love affair with the gym.

Gardner made his Super League debut in a match against London Broncos on 28 March 2002, which St Helens lost. He established himself as a first team regular in 2003 and has now appeared more than one hundred times for St Helens, scoring more than 70 tries. Gardner also finished the 2006 season as St Helens RLFC leading try scorer with 29 tries in all competitions.

Gardner was named in the Great Britain training squad throughout 2006. He scored on his international debut in XXXX Test Match against New Zealand on 27 June 2006, and was a surprise omission from the Great Britain squad for the 2006 Tri-nations. He was most recently selected in June 2007 in a young Great Britain team named by new coach Tony Smith for their match against France at Headingley.

On 25 August, Ade scored two tries for St Helens at Wembley Stadium to help Saints win their 11th Challenge Cup.

He has been named in the Super League Dream Team for the 2008 season.cite web|url=http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=11755|title=2008 engage Super League Dream Team|publisher=Super League|date=2008-09-15|accessdate=2008-09-26]

He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final defeat to the Leeds Rhinos.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7642170.stm|title=2008 Grand Final|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-04|accessdate=2008-10-05]

He has been named in the England squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7656553.stm|title=Purdham earns World Cup call-up|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-07|accessdate=2008-10-07]

References

External links

* [http://www.saintsrlfc.com/player/2 St Helens profile]