Gene Fairbanks
Encyclopedia
Gene Fairbanks is an Australian rugby union
footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super 14
competition. His usual position is at inside centre or fly-half.
in Toowoomba and he was invited to join the Reds Rugby College in 1997. He played his senior club rugby for Easts. Fairbanks made his Super 12 debut in 2003, for the Queensland Reds
, in a match against the Waikato Chiefs in Hamilton
. Later that year he was selected in the Australian Under 21's team. His 2004 season for the Reds' was troubled by a foot injury he sustained in the pre-season.
He signed for the Brumbies franchise for the 2005 season, and scored a try on debut against the Crusaders. He went onto start in another six matchese that year for the Brumbies, earning in total, eight caps for the team. He played in 11 of the Brumbies' matches in the 2006 Super 14 season
, and was subsequently included in the 2006 Wallabies
squad.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
competition. His usual position is at inside centre or fly-half.
Career
Fairbanks was educated at Downlands CollegeDownlands College
Downlands College, officially Downlands Sacred Heart College, is a private, secondary, coeducational, day and boarding school in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Founded by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1931, the College began as a boarding school for boys with a total enrolment of...
in Toowoomba and he was invited to join the Reds Rugby College in 1997. He played his senior club rugby for Easts. Fairbanks made his Super 12 debut in 2003, for the Queensland Reds
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
, in a match against the Waikato Chiefs in Hamilton
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
. Later that year he was selected in the Australian Under 21's team. His 2004 season for the Reds' was troubled by a foot injury he sustained in the pre-season.
He signed for the Brumbies franchise for the 2005 season, and scored a try on debut against the Crusaders. He went onto start in another six matchese that year for the Brumbies, earning in total, eight caps for the team. He played in 11 of the Brumbies' matches in the 2006 Super 14 season
2006 Super 14 season
The 2006 Super 14 season started on Friday 10 February 2006. The Grand Final was held on Saturday 27 May 2006. Super 14 is a provincial rugby union competition with 14 teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. This season was the first of the expansion, which saw two new teams, the...
, and was subsequently included in the 2006 Wallabies
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
squad.
External links
- Gene Fairbanks on brumbies.com.au
- Gene Fairbanks on sarugby.com
- Fairbanks' loyalty to code pays off with tour in The Australian 5 October 2006