Lee Gaskell is a professional rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 player currently playing for St. Helens in the Super League

Super League

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. Signing from local amateur club Blackbrook Royals, Gaskell is primarily a stand-off half but can convert to the centres when required. This is his maiden season with the St Helens first team.

Début season (2010)

Gaskell made his Super League début for St Helens in a shock 30-20 loss at home to the Catalans Dragons

Catalans Dragons

The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...

 in round 21 of Super League XV

Super League XV

The 2010 Super League season was the fifteenth season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996. Fourteen teams competed for the League Leader's Shield over 27 rounds . All clubs also participated in the 2010 Challenge Cup tournament...

. He started the match at stand-off and scored a try.