Ivor Stirling

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Ivor Stirling
Personal information
Full nameIvor Gerald Stirling
Born(1916-02-19)19 February 1916
New Zealand
Died21 September 1979(1979-09-21) (aged 63)
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937–38 North Shore Albions 2 0 0 6
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1939 Auckland Pakehā 1 0 0 0 0
1939 New Zealand

Ivor Gerald Stirling (19 February 1916 – 21 September 1979) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.

Playing career[]

Stirling represented Auckland and was named in the New Zealand national rugby league team.

Stirling was part of the that was cancelled due to World War II.[1]

During the War, Stirling joined the New Zealand Army and played rugby union during the 1940 season.[2]

After World War Two, Stirling represented the North Shore Albions in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[3]

Personal life[]

Stirling's son, Ken, also represented New Zealand in rugby league while his daughter, Glenda, represented New Zealand in swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "NZRL – Past Kiwis". www.nzrl.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
  2. ^ Palenski, Ron (17 August 2015). Rugby: A New Zealand History. Auckland University Press. ISBN 9781775588122 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  4. ^ Jessup, Peter (12 October 2003). "Rugby League: Leuluai follows in his dad's famous footsteps" – via New Zealand Herald.
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