Gareth Delve

Personal information

Full name

Gareth Leon Delve

Date of birth

30 December 1982 (age 34)

Place of birth

Cardiff, Wales

Height

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight

116 kg (18 st 4 lb)

School

Colston's Collegiate

Relatives

Dad: Steven Delve. Mum: Dolan Delve (nee Taylor). Brothers: Tony & Leroy. Sister: Nicola.

Club information

Position

Number 8

Current club

Ospreys

Senior clubs*

Years	Club	Apps (points)
2001–07 2007–10 2011–13 2013–15 2015–	Bath Rugby Gloucester Rugby Melbourne Rebels NEC Green Rockets Ospreys	64 (20) 56 (20) 44 (20) 10 (5)

Representative teams

2006–10

Wales

11 (5)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 19 January 2015.

Gareth Leon Delve (born 30 December 1982 in Cardiff) is a former Wales international rugby union player, and former captain of Gloucester. In late 2010, he moved to Australia where he went on to captain the Melbourne Rebels. His usual position is number 8.

Delve was a pupil at Rumney High School in Cardiff and accepted a Rugby scholarship from Colston's Collegiate School in Bristol before signing a professional contract with Bath in 2001.

After a few frustrating seasons at Bath, he was named in the Welsh squad for the 2006 Six Nations Championship, and earned two caps during the tournament, making his debut against Scotland. He was also called up for the summer tour to Argentina in June 2006, and earned another two caps, as well as scoring a try in the second Test.

In the summer of 2007, he moved from Bath to Gloucester Rugby. He was appointed joint captain of Gloucester in 2009, a position he held in 2010, before he moved to Australia.

In March 2010, he was recalled to the Wales squad and selected in the starting line-up for the match versus Ireland. He was named in the preliminary squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup but was ultimately left out of the final squad.

In March 2010, Delve signed with the Melbourne Rebels, and joined the team in October, in preparation for the 2011 Super Rugby season. The move to Melbourne saw Delve reconnect with former Bath Forwards Coach Mark Bakewell. Although there had been speculation that Delve might play blindside flanker, he became the Rebels regular No.8. In February 2011, Delve was appointed the Rebels' vice captain, deputy to former Wallaby captain Stirling Mortlock. In Round 9 of the 2011 season, Delve became the first overseas player to captain an Australian Super Rugby side (v. Highlanders, in Melbourne).

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