Bruce Gibbs was an Australian rugby league player. His position of choice was at Prop forward. He first played for Workington Town in England between 1975 and 1976. That year he also played for the Other Nationalities side. He then moved to Australia where he played for his first Australian club, Newtown, in 1977, playing twelve games and scoring two tries. He then signed for Western Suburbs and played at the club between 1978 and 1980 where he formed a front row partnership with John Donnelly. He made a total of 45 appearances for the club, scoring four tries.