Shaun Gadsby (20 May 1963 – 22 April 2015) was an English rugby player for Cambridge R.U.F.C. Gadsby was an openside flanker. He also played cricket. He was born in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire. He was educated at Felsted School.

Gadsby had a successful rugby career for Cambridge representing them 505 times in just over 20 years. He played his 500th game on 29 November 2003 against Diss and retired soon after. He is Cambridge's all-time most capped player, an achievement unlikely to ever be broken.

Shaun Gadsby

Gadsby died on 22 April 2015 after a 4-year struggle with leukaemia. The club paid its tributes to him by renaming the bar in his memory.

Shaun Gadsby

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1963 births

2015 deaths

Cambridge R.U.F.C. players

English rugby union players

People educated at Felsted School

People from Wimpole

Rugby union flankers

Rugby union players from Cambridgeshire

Shaun Gadsby