Mike Gilbert (rugby player)

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]

Mike Gilbert

Gilbert in 1935
Birth name	Graham Duncan McMillan Gilbert
Date of birth	(1911-03-01)1 March 1911
Place of birth	Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
Date of death	13 February 2002(2002-02-13) (aged 90)
Place of death	Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
School	Westport Technical College
Rugby league career
Position(s) Fullback Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1938–39 Bradford Northern ()
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback All Black No. 407 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1930 Buller () 1931–1937 West Coast () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1935–36 New Zealand 4 (20)

Graham Duncan McMillan Gilbert passport application (1935)

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]