Herb Lilburne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herb Lilburne

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1908

Place of Birth: Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 12-Jul-1976

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Herbert "Herb"/"Herbie" Theodore Lilburne (16 March 1908 – 12 June 1976) was a New Zealand dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1940s.
He played representative level rugby union (RU) for New Zealand, South Island, North Island, Canterbury and Wellington, and at club level for Marist Albion RFC, as a Fullback, Centre, or Fly-half, i.e.
number 15, or, 13 or 12, or 10, and representative level rugby league (RL), for New Zealand and Wellington as a winger, i.e.
number 2 or 5, and having been reinstated from rugby league in the World War II amnesty, coached club level rugby union (RU) for Zingari-Richmond Rugby Club.
Following the injuries to the New Zealand (RU) captain Cliff Porter, and vice-captain Bill Dalley, Herb Lilburne was appointed captain for the first test of New Zealand's 1929 tour of Australia, at 21-years and 112-days he is the youngest New Zealand test captain to date, he died in Dunedin