[1] Born in Llandovery, Wales, Gent was a diminutive 5 ft 3 in halfback, recruited to play rugby for Gloucester while studying teaching at Cheltenham Training College, making his debut in the 1903-04 season.
[2] Gent, a Welsh triallist, gained five England caps, debuting against the 1905–06 All Blacks at Crystal Palace.
In 1910, Gent was recalled to gain a further two England caps, before ending the season as captain of Gloucestershire's County Championship-winning team.
[4] Gent left teaching in 1944 and became rugby correspondent for the Sunday Times, a newspaper he had been contributing to since 1919.
He retired from the profession in 1955 and spent the remainder of his life in Sussex.