Bert King (rugby league)
New Zealand international rugby league footballer
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Bert King was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1909.[1]
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| Full name | Albert Gordon King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1870 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1967 (aged 96–97) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
King made his debut for Wellington in Game Two between Wellington and Auckland during the inaugural 1908 rugby league season in New Zealand.[2]
In 1909 he was selected as part of the New Zealand tour of Australia. On tour, King played in all three test matches against Australia.[3]