Wilfred Brimble

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Wilfred Brimble
Personal information
Full nameWilfred Pierrepont Brimble
Born(1913-11-16)16 November 1913
Hilo, Hawaii, United States
Died18 September 1999(1999-09-18) (aged 85)[1]
New Zealand
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935–39 Newton Rangers 9 49 0 124
1945 Ponsonby United
Total 0 9 49 0 124
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1939 Auckland 1 0 0 0 0
1938 New Zealand 6 1 0 0 3
New Zealand Māori
1939 Auckland Māori (Tamaki) 1 0 0 0 0
As of 30 August 2021
Source: [2][3]

Wilfred Pierrepont "Bunny" Brimble (16 November 1913 – 18 September 1999) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played for New Zealand.[3]

Background[]

Brimble was one of seven brothers, who all shared middle name Pierrepont. Two of his other brothers, (better known as Ted) and , also represented New Zealand.

Born in Hilo Hawaii, Brimble had an English father and a Bantu mother Jane Depua Mahdna.[4] The family moved to Onehunga, New Zealand in 1914.

Playing career[]

Brimble played for the Newton Rangers club. Despite being of African origin, Brimble was selected for, and played for, the New Zealand Māori side.[5]

Brimble toured Australia with the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1938, however the side played in no test matches.

References[]

  1. ^ New Zealand Death Index
  2. ^ "Papers Past". Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ Page 4 – Rugby league players teara.govt.nz
  5. ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 123. ISBN 1869693310.
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