Mike Gilbert (rugby)

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Mike Gilbert
Graham Duncan McMillan Gilbert passport photo.jpg
Gilbert in 1935
Birth nameGraham Duncan McMillan Gilbert
Date of birth(1911-03-01)1 March 1911
Place of birth Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
Date of death13 February 2002(2002-02-13) (aged 90)
Place of death Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
School Westport Technical College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1930 Buller ()
1931–1937 West Coast ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1935–36 New Zealand 4 (20)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1938–39 Bradford Northern

Graham Duncan McMillan "Mike" Gilbert (1 March 1911 – 13 February 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer. A rugby union fullback, Gilbert represented Buller and West Coast at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1935 to 1936. He played 27 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. [1]

He made his début for Buller as a 19-year-old in 1930. At one point in his career he played a few games as a centre. [2]

Gilbert changed codes at the end of 1937, and travelled to England where he joined rugby league club Bradford Northern as a fullback in 1938. [3] [4] [5] He returned to New Zealand following the outbreak of World War II in 1939 having become captain of the Bradford side. [2] [6] He was reinstated to rugby union in 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Luxford, Bob. "Mike Gilbert". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 67. ISBN   0-908570-16-3.
  3. "Turning to league". New Zealand Herald. 21 December 1937. p. 15. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. "League footballer". New Zealand Herald. 9 March 1938. p. 23. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. "Swinton's good win over Bradford". Manchester Guardian. 21 April 1938. p. 4.
  6. "General news". New Zealand Herald. 15 November 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 19 July 2014.