Frank Mulcare

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Frank Mulcare
Personal information
Full nameFrancis Gerard Mulcare
Born Ngahere, West Coast, New Zealand
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Ngahere (WCRL)
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1949 West Coast
South Island
1951–56 New Zealand
1953 American All Stars
Source: [1]

Frank Mulcare is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. [1]

Contents

Playing career

Born in Ngahere, Mulcare was a farmer. [2]

Mulcare played for the Ngahere club and represented the West Coast and South Island. [3]

He first made the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1951, being selected for the tour of Great Britain and France. He then toured Australia in 1952 and played in home test matches against Australia in 1953 and Great Britain in 1954.

In 1953 the American All Stars toured New Zealand. The squad had many injuries and so Mulcare was one of four New Zealanders who joined the touring squad. [4]

Mulcare joined the New Zealand Police in 1958 and served for 16 years. [2]

Legacy

Mulcare was named in the West Coast's 75th Jubilee team in 1989. [3] He was named by the New Zealand Rugby League as a Legend of League in 2007. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 New Zealand Rugby League Annual 2002, New Zealand Rugby League, 2002. p.p.47-48
  3. 1 2 Top Players Archived 17 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine West Coast Rugby Football League
  4. Sky Rugby League Annual '98 New Zealand Rugby League, 1998
  5. MULCARE, Francis Gerard - 1951 - 56 Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz