Alf Gibbs

Alf Gibbs was an Australian former rugby league player.

Biography

Raised in Newcastle, Gibbs was the youngest of four rugby league playing brothers, the most famous of which being Kangaroos forward Jim. He played his early rugby league with South Newcastle.
Gibbs represented Australia as a front-rower in five Test matches on the 1948/49 tour of Europe, appearing three times against Great Britain and twice against France.
In 1949 and 1950, Gibbs played first-grade for the Newtown Jets.
Gibbs later coached the Leichhardt Wanderers.