[2] Gibson played for Canterbury and The Crusaders from 1993 to 2002 where he made a combined 168 appearances for the team that went on to win four Super Rugby crowns during that time.
Gibson started his coaching career as a player and part-time backs coach with Glasgow Warriors, while in Glasgow, Gibson welcomed the arrival of his triplets Archived 20 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine Indy, Oscar and Finley.
In 2008 he returned home to his former Club the Canterbury Crusaders, this time as the Assistant Coach from 2008 to 2012.
In 2019 a promising start to the season was overshadowed by events surrounding star player Israel Folau.
completing his second master's degree at Sydney University with a thesis entitled: "Coach Approach through losing streaks".