Mike Gilbert (rugby)
New Zealand international rugby union & league player
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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.[1]
1 March 1911
Gilbert in 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Graham Duncan McMillan Gilbert[1] 1 March 1911 Rothesay, Bute, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 13 February 2002 (aged 90) Upper Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Westport Technical College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
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.[3][4][5] He returned to New Zealand following the outbreak of World War II in 1939 having become captain of the Bradford side.[2][6] He was reinstated to rugby union in 1995.[1]
