Bert Eckhoff

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FullnameAlbertus John Eckhoff
Born(1901-10-18)18 October 1901
Died9 December 1967(1967-12-09) (aged 66)
Weight80.7 kg (12 st 10 lb)
Bert Eckhoff
Personal information
Full nameAlbertus John Eckhoff
Born(1901-10-18)18 October 1901
Died9 December 1967(1967-12-09) (aged 66)
Playing information
Weight80.7 kg (12 st 10 lb)
Rugby union
PositionHooker, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1922–24 Zingari-Richmond 34 2 1 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1922 Otago B 5 0 0 0 0
1923 Otago 2 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionProp, Second-row, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1925–32 City 101 26 88 4 262
1930 Combined Teams 1 0 0 0 0
Total 102 26 88 4 262
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1924–29 Otago 20 0 33 0 66
1925–29 Otago Trial Teams 6 4 9 0 30
1925–26 Otago-West Coast 2 0 0 0 0
1926–31 South Island 5 0 0 0 0
1926 New Zealand C 1 0 0 0 0
1928–30 New Zealand 14 (1) 1 8 0 19
1928 New Zealand XIII 1 1 0 0 3
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Albertus "Bert" John Eckhoff (18 October 1901 – 9 December 1967) was a professional New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for New Zealand, South Island and Otago, as a prop, or second-row.[1][2][3][4]

Bert Eckhoff began his career playing club rugby for the Zingari-Richmond club in Otago in 1922. He made 5 appearances for the Otago B side that same season. He was listed in the reserves to play Auckland for the full Otago side but did not take the field. In 1923 he was in the reserves to play for Otago in further matches and made his debut coming on for an injured player in their match with Auckland on 1 September. He then also played against North Otago a month later.[citation needed]

In 1924 while playing a club match for Zingari-Richmond against Alhambra on 21 June he was alleged to have kicked an opponent in the chest as he lay on the ground following a scrum. A lengthy meeting was held by the Otago union looking into the matter involving numerous witnesses as they sought to find the offending player. Eventually it was concluded that Eckhoff was the offender and after a further period of debate it was decided to suspend him until July 1926. Soon after this Eckhoff switched to rugby league which at that time did not recognise suspensions in the rugby code as it does today. Despite multiple appeals the union stuck to their original decision.[5]

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