Mike Gibson (rugby union)

For the Ireland number eight, see Michael Gibson (rugby union).

Mike Gibson
BornCameron Michael Henderson Gibson
(1942-12-03) 3 December 1942
Belfast, Northern Ireland
SchoolCampbell College
UniversityUniversity of Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964–1979 Ireland 69 (112)
1966–1971 Lions 12 (0)
1963–1976 Barbarians 9 (6)
Correct as of 24 June 2012

Cameron Michael Henderson Gibson MBE (born 3 December 1942) is an Irish former rugby union international player who represented Ireland and the British & Irish Lions.

On Gibson's induction into the IRB Hall of Fame in May 2011, former teammate and fellow Hall of Fame inductee Syd Millar said of him: "... [he] was one of the finest players of his generation, one of the finest players ever to represent Ireland and the British & Irish Lions and a man who epitomised the very ethos of the Game and its values". Fellow IRFU inductee Willie John McBride considers Gibson the greatest Irish player he ever watched.

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