Bob Neilson
New Zealand rugby league footballer (1923–2014)
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Robert John "Bob" Neilson (9 August 1923 – 14 October 2014) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.
FullnameRobert John Neilson
Born9 August 1923
Reefton, New Zealand
Died14 October 2014 (aged 91)
PositionSecond-row
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| Full name | Robert John Neilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1923 Reefton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 October 2014 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Born in Reefton in 1923, Neilson played for West Coast at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1952 and 1953.[1]
He toured Australia with New Zealand in 1952 but didn't appear in the test matches. However, he appeared in all three tests in the 1953 series against the Kangaroos in New Zealand, scoring the match-winning and series-clinching try in a 12–11 victory in the second test in Wellington.[2]
