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| Full name | Ernest William Cloke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1892 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 September 1956 (aged 64) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernest William "Bill" Cloke was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. [1]
Bill Cloke began his career playing for Otahuhu United in 1916. During the 1917 season he transferred to the Newton Rangers. Cloke played for New Zealand on the 1919 tour of Australia, where no test matches were played. [2]
On 24 July 1920 he played for Auckland against the touring Great Britain Lions. They won 24–16, becoming the first New Zealand team to defeat Great Britain on New Zealand soil. [3]
Cloke later became a selector for Auckland in the 1940s. [4]
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