Mike Gilbert (rugby player), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mike Gilbert (rugby player)

New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1911

Place of Birth: Rothesay, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Feb-2002

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Mike Gilbert (rugby 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.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 three-quarter.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.
  • He returned to New Zealand following the outbreak of World War II in 1939 having become captain of the Bradford side.
  • He was reinstated to rugby union in 1995.

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