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| Full name | Kevin Brian Goldspink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1941 Tumbarumba, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 25 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Brett Goldspink (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Brian Goldspink (born November 16, 1941- October 6 , 2024) was an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for Canterbury-Bankstown and Eastern Suburbs. [2] [3]
Goldspink played for Canterbury-Bankstown at second-row forward in the 1967 NSWRFL season's premiership final loss against South Sydney. He played with Canterbury-Bankstown for six seasons between 1963 and 1969. He was selected for the Kangaroo Tour in 1968 and played 13 matches on tour, but no tests. [4]
He finished his career at Eastern Suburbs, playing two seasons between 1971 and 1972. [5]
His son, Brett Goldspink, played rugby league for the Perth Reds, Canberra, Illawara, Oldham, St Helens, Halifax and Wigan.
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