Bill Cloke

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Bill Cloke
Personal information
Full nameErnest William Cloke
Born9 April 1892 (1892-04-09)
New Zealand
Died18 September 1956 (1956-09-19) (aged 64)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–23 Newton Rangers 48 8 1 0 26
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920 Auckland 2 4 1 0 14
1919 New Zealand 6 4 0 0 12
Source: [1]
Ernest Cloke's gravestone

Ernest William "Bill" Cloke was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.[1]

Playing career[]

Cloke played for New Zealand on the , where no test matches were played.[2]

On 24 July 1920 he played for Auckland against the touring Great Britain Lions. They won 24–16, becoming the first New Zealand team to defeat Great Britain on New Zealand soil.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ http://www.nzleague.co.nz/players/kiwi_details/119
  3. ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
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