Edwin Abbott (rugby league)
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| Full name | Edwin Frederick Abbott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1908 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 May 1976 (aged 67) Ngāruawāhia, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 9 st 3 lb (129 lb; 59 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edwin Frederick Abbott (9 November 1908 – 3 May 1976) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1930 and 1932.[1]
Abbott was the nephew of 1905 All Black Harold Abbott and the uncle of Bill Deacon, a Kiwi from 1965 to 1971.[2]
Playing career[]
From the club, Abbott represented South Auckland and the .[3] In 1930 he was selected for the New Zealand tour of New South Wales, playing in both matches against New South Wales and scoring three tries against Sydney Metropolis.[4]
He played for South Auckland against both the 1928 and 1932 touring Great Britain Lions. In 1932 he played for New Zealand in two tests against Great Britain, scoring one try.[1] In 1933 he moved to Auckland to join the Richmond Rovers club to play in the Auckland Rugby League competition joining Bert Cooke, the All Black who had joined Richmond the season prior.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Edwin Frederick ABBOTT, Edwin Frederick (1930, 1932) nzleague.co.nz
- ^ In Touch nzrl.co.nz, October 2011
- ^ Bruce Montgomerie Those Who Played, Montgomerie Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0646434071
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