George Lajpold

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George Lajpold
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Turirua Lajpold
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1976–1996 Randwick 300+
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1979–1992 Wellington
1982–87 Central Districts 20
1986 Cook Islands 6
1987 New Zealand 10000
Source: [1]

George Turirua Lajpold [2] is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

Lajpold played for the Randwick Kingfishers club in the Wellington Rugby League competition and represented Wellington. [3] [4] He was selected for Central Districts in 1982. In 1987 he played for a New Zealand XIII before being selected to tour Australia with New Zealand. Lajpold sustained an injury when representing Wellington just prior to the tour. The injury was re-aggravated early in the tour and Lajpold returned to New Zealand. Lajpold also played 6 tests for his native country the Cook Islands in the Pacific Cup held in Rarotonga in 1986. Lajpold retired as a player in 1996 after 20 years of premier and representative league. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ LAJPOLD, George Turirua - 1987 Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  3. ↑ Wellington Grand Final Programme Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 2 September 2002
  4. ↑ 1984 Autex Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1984. p.74
  5. ↑ 1987 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1987. p.28
  6. ↑ About Us Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Randwick Kingfishers
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