Cecil King (rugby league)

Cecil Bryan King (21 June 1888 – 13 July 1975) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand (Heritage No. 80), Wellington and Taranaki, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3][4] In 1913 he moved to Auckland and played for Newton Rangers where he scored 2 tries and kicked a conversion during the season. He played 2 matches for Auckland.

Cecil King
Personal information
Full nameCecil Bryan King
Born(1888-06-21)21 June 1888
Napier, New Zealand
Died13 July 1975(1975-07-13) (aged 87)
Hāwera, New Zealand
Playing information
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1913 Newton Rangers 2 1 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1912–≥12 Wellington
1913 Auckland 2 0 0 0 0
≤1913–≥13 Taranaki
1912–13 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

King represented New Zealand in 1912 on their tour of Australia and toured Australia again in 1913.

References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "Past Kiwis → K at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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