1. Luke Gale was born on 22 June 1988 and is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as scrum-half or stand-off for Wakefield Trinity in the RFL Championship.
23 Facts About Luke Gale
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Luke Gale played occasionally as a hooker earlier in his career.
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Luke Gale was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England on 22 June 1988.
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Luke Gale spent three years at Harlequins club before signing a two-year contract with Bradford Bulls.
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Luke Gale immediately became first-choice scrum-half for Bradford, scoring 143 points for the club in his debut season.
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Luke Gale signed a three-year extension to his contract at the start of 2013, however he missed the first three months of the season due to injury and only made 16 appearances in total during the year.
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Luke Gale missed only one match for Bradford in 2014, however the team struggled on the field and the club was relegated from Super League at the end of the season, following which Luke Gale left the club.
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Luke Gale joined Castleford in 2015 as a replacement for the departing Marc Sneyd, and scored a try on his debut for the club against Wakefield Trinity.
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Luke Gale enjoyed a productive season, scoring 205 points and becoming an integral part of the team that narrowly missed out on the Super League semi-finals.
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Luke Gale's form was recognised as he won the Albert Goldthorpe Medal at the end of the season.
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Luke Gale was made acting captain for the 2016 season due to injury to Michael Shenton.
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Luke Gale won the Albert Goldthorpe Medal for a record-breaking third consecutive year.
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In May 2018, Luke Gale suffered a knee injury which kept him sidelined for three months.
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Luke Gale then missed the entire 2019 season after rupturing his achilles tendon in training.
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In October 2019, Luke Gale signed a three-year contract with his hometown club Leeds Rhinos for an undisclosed fee.
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In July 2021, Luke Gale was stripped of the captaincy, which he later revealed was due to a disagreement with Leeds coach Richard Agar.
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Luke Gale became a free agent at the end of the 2022 season as his contract with Hull expired.
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Part-way through the 2023 season and after nine appearances for Keighley, Luke Gale left the club to join Wakefield.
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Luke Gale signed a contract to keep him at Wakefield until the end of the 2024 season.
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Luke Gale played ten matches for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the RFL Championship which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight.
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In 2011 and 2012, Luke Gale played for the England Knights team.
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Luke Gale was selected again in England's squad for the 2016 Four Nations, making his international debut in a test match against France.
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Luke Gale was selected in the England squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, and subsequently played every game as England made the final in Melbourne, where they lost narrowly to hosts Australia.