Bert King (rugby league)

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Bert King
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Gordon King
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
Position Prop
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1908 Wellington
1909 New Zealand 33009
Source: [1]

Bert King was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1909. [1]

Playing career

King in the Wellington side to play Auckland at Victoria Park in 1912. Auckland v Wellington, 1912 at Victoria Park.png
King in the Wellington side to play Auckland at Victoria Park in 1912.

King made his debut for Wellington in Game Two between Wellington and Auckland during the inaugural 1908 rugby league season in New Zealand. [2]

In 1909 he was selected as part of the New Zealand tour of Australia. On tour, King played in all three test matches against Australia. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4.
  3. KING, Albert Gordon (1909) [ permanent dead link ]nzleague.co.nz