Gavin Bennion

Gavin Bennion (born 31 December 1993) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second row forward for the Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship.^[3]

Gavin Bennion

Personal information
Born	(1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 31) Warrington, Cheshire, England
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–14 Warrington Wolves 0 0 0 0 0 2013(loan) → Swinton Lions 6 1 0 0 4 2014(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 2014(loan) → Swinton Lions 11 1 0 0 4 2016 Halifax 20 2 0 0 8 2017 Rochdale Hornets 28 1 0 0 4 2018 Salford Red Devils 2 0 0 0 0 2018(loan) → Swinton Lions 7 0 0 0 0 2018(loan) → Oldham 2 1 0 0 4 2018(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 4 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Swinton Lions 24 8 0 0 32 2021–22 Rochdale Hornets 20 5 0 0 20 2023–24 Swinton Lions 0 0 0 0 0 2025– Widnes Vikings 0 0 0 0 0 Total 125 19 0 0 76 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017– Wales 5 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2] As of 27 December 2024

Background

Bennion was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England.

Playing career

Bennion has previously played for the Mackay Cutters and spent time on loan at the Swinton Lions, Oldham RLFC and Featherstone Rovers.^[4][5]

Rochdale Hornets (re-join)

On 11 Jul 2020 it was reported that he had signed for Rochdale Hornets in the RFL League 1^[6]

Widnes Vikings

On 30 Oct 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship on a 1-year deal.^[7]

International career

He was selected in the Wales 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.^[8]