Stan Weston

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Stan Weston
Personal information
Full nameStanley James Weston
Born26 November 1889
Auckland, New Zealand
Died23 December 1967(1967-12-23) (aged 78)
Whangārei, New Zealand
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1911–15 North Shore 2391029
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1911–14 Auckland 1480024
1912–14 New Zealand 50000
Source: [1]

Stanley James Weston (26 November 1889 – 23 December 1967) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. [1]

Contents

Early life

Weston was born in Auckland to Stephen James Weston. He had two brothers and three sisters. His younger brother, Lyn Weston, also played rugby union. [2]

Playing career

Weston played for the North Shore club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland. [3] He played for North Shore from 1911 to 1914 when he retired from playing. He did however take up refereeing and began refereeing senior club games in the 1917 season.[ citation needed ]

He was selected for New Zealand as part of the 1912 tour of Australia, although no test matches were played on the tour. In 1914 he played in one test match against the touring Great Britain Lions. [4]

Later life

Lyn and Stan Weston were both garage proprietors in Whangārei in the 1930s. [2] He died in Whangārei on 23 December 1967 and was buried at Maunu Cemetery. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Coffey, John; Wood, Bernie (2009). Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009. ISBN   9781869693664.[ page needed ]
  3. ↑ Weston, Stanley James (1912, 1914) nzleague.co.nz
  4. ↑ "Cemetery record details". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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