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Mike Gilbert (rugby)

Mike Gilbert (rugby)

New Zealand international rugby union & league player

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]

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Graham Duncan McMillan Gilbert passport application (1935)

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]

References

  1. [1]
    Luxford, Bob. "Mike Gilbert". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. [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. [3]
    "Turning to league". New Zealand Herald. 21 December 1937. p. 15. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. [4]
    "League footballer". New Zealand Herald. 9 March 1938. p. 23. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Swinton's good win over Bradford". Manchester Guardian. 21 April 1938. p. 4.
  6. [6]
    "General news". New Zealand Herald. 15 November 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 19 July 2014.


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