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| Full name | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-07-27)27 July 1993 (age 32) Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 18 st 6 lb (117 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Ashton Sims (cousin) Korbin Sims (cousin) Tariq Sims (cousin) Ruan Sims (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reagan Campbell-Gillard (born 27 July 1993), also known by the nickname"RCG",[2] is a professionalrugby league footballer who captains and plays as aprop forward for theLondon Broncos. He has also represented bothFiji andAustralia at international level.
He previously played for thePenrith Panthers,Parramatta Eels and theGold Coast Titans in theNRL. Campbell-Gillard has represented theNSW City Origin team,Prime Minister's XIII,World All Stars andNew South Wales inState of Origin.
Campbell-Gillard was born inBlacktown, New South Wales,Australia and is of Fijian descent.[3] The son of Warwick Gillard and Georgina Campbell, Campbell-Gillard commented that he never knew his father, saying "I don't speak to him. I haven't had a father my whole life."[4] He was raised inMount Druitt,New South Wales by his single mother, aFijian emigrant.[5]
Campbell-Gillard played his junior rugby league for theRooty Hill Dragons but gave up the sport, and instead playedsoccer andhockey during his early teens. He returned to rugby league playing for theWindsor Wolves at the suggestion of hisHills Sports High School-classmateKieren Moss, and was subsequently recruited by thePenrith Panthers to play in theirS. G. Ball Cup team.[6][7]
Campbell-Gillard is the cousin of theSims siblings; fellow Fijian internationalsAshton,Tariq andKorbin and dual-code women's rugby internationalRuan.[8]
In 2012 and 2013, Campbell-Gillard played for thePenrith PanthersNYC team.[9]
On 24 April 2013, he re-signed with the Penrith club on a three-year contract.[10] On 27 August 2013, Campbell-Gillard was named on theinterchange bench in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year.[11] On 6 October 2013, Campbell-Gillard played in Penrith'sHolden CupGrand final against theNew Zealand Warriors, starting at prop in the 42-30 victory.[12]
On 13 October 2013, Campbell-Gillard played for theJunior Kangaroos against theJunior Kiwis, playing off the interchange bench in the 38-26 win atJubilee Oval.[13][14]
In 2014, he graduated to the Panthers'New South Wales Cup team. In 2014, Campbell-Gillard graduated to the PanthersNew South Wales Cup team.
On 3 May 2014, Campbell-Gillard made his international debut forFiji againstSamoa in the2014 Pacific Test, playing off the interchange bench in the 32-16 loss atPenrith Stadium.[15] On 19 October 2014, Campbell-Gillard would again play for Fiji againstLebanon in the2014 Hayne/Mannah Cup, starting at prop in the 40-28 win atShark Park.[16]
In January 2015, Campbell-Gillard was named in Penrith's2015 NRL Auckland Nines squad.[17]
In Round 1 of the2015 NRL season, Campbell-Gillard made hisNRL debut for thePenrith Panthers against theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, playing off the interchange bench in the 24-18 win atPenrith Stadium.[18]
After playing in eight matches for the Penrith club, on 3 May 2015, Campbell-Gillard was selected to play forCity Origin againstCountry Origin, playing off the interchange bench in the 34-22 loss inWagga Wagga.[19][20]
On 9 June 2015, Campbell-Gillard re-signed with the Penrith club on a four-year contract.[21]
In Round 23 against theNew Zealand Warriors, Campbell-Gillard scored his first NRL career try in the 24-10 win atPenrith Stadium.[22]
Campbell-Gillard finished his debut year in the NRL, playing in all of Penrith's 24 matches and scoring one try in the2015 NRL season.
On 26 September 2015, Campbell-Gillard played for thePrime Minister's XIII againstPapua New Guinea, starting at prop in the 40-12 win inPort Moresby.[23]
On 8 May 2016, Campbell-Gillard again played for City Origin against Country Origin, starting at prop in the 44-30 win inTamworth.[24]
In Round 25 against theGold Coast Titans, Campbell-Gillard suffered a season ending back injury after he was hit by a late shoulder charge in the back byRyan James during the Penrith club's 15-14 win atRobina Stadium.[25] Campbell-Gillard had 2 vertebrae fractured and couldn't change out of his playing kit for 2 days due to the seriousness of the injury.[26] Campbell-Gillard finished the2016 NRL season playing in 20 matches and scoring two tries for the Penrith club.
On 10 February 2017, Campbell-Gillard returned from a broken back to represent his Fijian heritage while playing for theWorld All Stars against theIndigenous All Stars, starting at prop in the 34-8 loss atHunter Stadium.[27][28]
After showing great form at the front when the Penrith club climbed up the ladder to make it into the finals series after winning 11 from 13 matches, at the2017 Dally M Awards night, Campbell-Gillard received the inaugural Dally M Interchange Player of the Year award.[29]
Campbell-Gillard finished his best season up to date playing in all of Penrith's 26 matches and scoring three tries in the2017 NRL season.
On 4 October 2017, Campbell-Gillard was awarded with the Merv Cartwright Medal as thePenrith Panthers Player of the Year.[30]
After he was originally going to play represent Fiji in the2017 Rugby League World Cup, on 5 October 2017, Campbell-Gillard received a well deserved call up into theAustralia Kangaroos 24-man squad after the withdrawal ofAndrew Fifita who switched over to play forTonga.[31][32][33] On 27 October 2017, Campbell-Gillard made his international debut for Australia againstEngland, playing off the interchange bench in the 18-4 win atAAMI Park.[34][35]
Campbell-Gillard played in 5 matches in the tournament including playing off the interchange bench in the Kangaroos 6-0 gritty World Cup Final win over England atSuncorp Stadium.[36][37]
Campbell-Gillard started the2018 NRL season in good form up front as the Penrith Panthers were holding into a spot in the top 4.
Campbell-Gillard's efforts would reward him with selection in theNew South Wales squad.[38][39]
On 6 June 2018, Campbell-Gillard made his representative debut for New South Wales in Game 1 of the2018 State of Origin series againstQueensland, starting at prop as the Blues won 22-12 at theMCG.[40][41]
On 14 September 2019, Campbell-Gillard was granted a release by Penrith to take up a five-year deal with theParramatta Eels that would end in 2024. Campbell-Gillard later spoke of his move to Parramatta saying “I've known this club for nearly 10 years. You want to be a one-club man, but we're in a business that doesn't allow you for it, I'm nervous, excited, but sad at the same time, to move on, It was one of those years that I really want to forget, I really hated rugby league this year. It's just been a frustrating year.[42]
Campbell-Gillard made his debut for Parramatta in round 1 of the2020 NRL season against arch rivalsCanterbury-Bankstown. Parramatta would go on to win the match 8-2.[43]
In round 11 againstWests Tigers, Campbell-Gillard scored his first try for Parramatta, a 50-metre solo effort in which he beat three Wests players on the way to the try line. Parramatta would go on to win the match 26-16 atBankwest Stadium.[44]
He made a total of 21 appearances for Parramatta in the2020 NRL season as the club finished third but were eliminated from the finals in straight sets.[45]
In round 10 of the2021 NRL season, he scored two tries for Parramatta in a 34-18 victory over theNew Zealand Warriors.[46]
In round 20, Campbell-Gillard was taken from the field during Parramatta's 28-0 loss against theSydney Roosters. Campbell-Gillard was later ruled out for an indefinite period with a hamstring injury.[47]
Campbell-Gillard played 20 games for Parramatta in the2021 NRL season including both of the club's finals matches as they were eliminated from the competition at the semi-final stage for the third consecutive season.[48][49]
In late October 2021, Campbell-Gillard announced he was not activating his player option, which would make him a free agent in 2023. On 5 November, Campbell-Gillard re-signed with Parramatta until the end of 2025, which was worth up to $2.4 million.[2]
On 29 May, Campbell-Gillard was selected by New South Wales to play in game one of the2022 State of Origin series.[50]
On 19 June, Campbell-Gillard was not selected for game two of the series after New South Wales had lost the opening match 16-10.[51]
In the 2022 preliminary final, Campbell-Gillard scored two tries for Parramatta in their 24-20 upset victory overNorth Queensland at theQueensland Country Bank Stadium. The club reached their first grand final since 2009.[52]
Campbell-Gillard played at prop in Parramatta's2022 NRL Grand Final loss toPenrith.[53]
In October, Campbell-Gillard was named in theAustralia squad for the2021 Rugby League World Cup.[54]
Campbell-Gillard played for Australia in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup final where they defeated Samoa 30-10 to claim their 12th title.[55]
In round 8 of the2023 NRL season, Campbell-Gillard was taken from the field during the second half after a tackle by Brisbane'sPayne Haas. Despite two other players being sent to the sin bin during the game for similar tackles, Haas remained on the field.[56]On 26 April, the Parramatta club announced Campbell-Gillard would be ruled out for at least two months with a high grade groin injury.[57]
On 3 July, Campbell-Gillard was selected by New South Wales for game 3 of the2023 State of Origin series.[58]
During Parramatta's round 20 victory over the Gold Coast, Campbell-Gillard was placed on report and sin binned for a late tackle onChris Randall where he fell over the top of the player with his knees hitting Randall in the back. Campbell-Gillard was later handed a four-match suspension over the incident.[59]
Campbell-Gillard played a total of 14 games for Parramatta in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table.[60]
Campbell-Gillard played 24 games for Parramatta in the2024 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table. On 10 September, he was granted a release from the final year of his contract.[61]
On the same day, Campbell-Gillard was awarded with the Ken Thornett medal after being voted the clubs best player of the season.[62]
On 4 October, Campbell-Gillard signed a three year deal to join theGold Coast Titans in 2025.[63]
On 16 January, the Gold Coast outfit confirmed that Campbell-Gillard had injured his shoulder during pre-season training and would miss a month, the team confirmed he would be ready for Gold Coast's first game of the season in round 2. Campbell-Gillard made his club debut for the Gold Coast in round 2 of the2025 NRL season against Canterbury atBelmore Sports Ground which ended in a 40-24 loss.[64]Campbell-Gillard played 24 games for the Gold Coast in the 2025 NRL season as the club narrowly avoided the wooden spoon finishing 16th.[65]
On 19 September, it was reported that wife of Campbell-Gillard took a parting shot at the Gold Coast club by advertising the player's training gear on Facebook marketplace with a picture of the items being shown out on the front lawn. The caption attached to the picture read “Any Gold Coast Titans supporters want a travel bag filled with 2025 training gear".[66]
On 7 October the Gold Coast outfit announced that Campbell-Gillard was released from his contract and would depart the club for the London Broncos.[67][68]
In January 2026Wally Lewis presided over a ceremony in which Campbell-Gillard was named as captain of theLondon Broncos for the2026 RFL Championship season, taking over from long-term captainWill Lovell.[69]
In Round 1 he scored a try on his debut forLondon in the win over theWidnes Vikings.[70]
In October 2023, Campbell-Gillard made his professional boxing debut in Townsville.[71] He defeatedJason Taumalolo by split decision.[72]
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 |  Parramatta Eels | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2025 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 |  London Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 231 | 22 | 1 | 90 |
