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Player Profiles
- Player Profiles Intro
- Arthur Adamson
- Bob Adamson
- Garry Adamson
- Ray "Boo" Adamson
- Jon Broadhurst
- Andy Brown
- Jamie Bingle
- Robin Coles
- Mark Crowther
- Steve Cruise
- Martyn Denby
- Sam Duffy
- Dave Everatt
- Pete Foster
- Paul Gabel
- Percy Gouldsbrough
- Alex Grace
- Andrew Jakeman
- Dave Lowery
- Aidan Pearce
- Duncan Phillips
- Mark Randerson
- Phil Redfearn
- Dai Roberts
- Ed Storey
- Alex Whisker
- Ben Whisker
Player Profiles 16 of 28
16. Paul Gabel
| Full Name: | Paul Gabel |
| Playing Position (s): | Prop forward |
| Playing Years at Selby: | 28 years |
| Other teams: | Copenhagen Exiles, Odder Rugby Klub, Hessle RUFC, Whitemoor Warriors, Great Britain School boys, Danish National Team |
| What did you enjoy about playing at Selby? | Making life long friends |
| What did playing rugby teach you? | To live life to the full and think of others |
| You need to take a road trip but must take 3 of your team mates with you. Who would they be? | Brad Steele (Hooker during my youth), Toby Pemberton and Richard Nicholson |
| Who would still come with you, without question? | All three |
| Who was the Selby dressing room joker? | Paul Randell |
| Favourite player you’ve watched at Selby: | Shaun Austerfield |
| Who would be first to the bar and last to leave? | Sam Longthorpe |
| Why Selby RUFC? | Family community |
| Best match you’ve played in? | Quarter final of the intermediate cup |
| Most memorable moment: | Winning the Yorkshire Cup at U17s |
| Funniest think you’ve seen on a rugby pitch: | Fancy dress players and a 14 man lineout |
| Who/what do you miss the most? | The tackles |
| Favourite quote or words of wisdom: | Rugby is for life, not just the weekend |
| Lockdown perception: | Using the Lockdown live lounge set up by Nick Ward |