Cecil King (rugby league)

Cecil Bryan King (21 June 1888 – 13 July 1975) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand (Heritage No. 80), Wellington and Taranaki, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3][4] In 1913 he moved to Auckland and played for Newton Rangers where he scored 2 tries and kicked a conversion during the season. He played 2 matches for Auckland.

Cecil King

Personal information
Full name	Cecil Bryan King
Born	21 June 1888 Napier, New Zealand
Died	13 July 1975 (aged 87) Hāwera, New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1913 Newton Rangers 2 1 0 8 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1912–≥12 Wellington 1913 Auckland 2 0 0 0 0 ≤1913–≥13 Taranaki 1912–13 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

King represented New Zealand in 1912 on their tour of Australia and toured Australia again in 1913.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
3. "Past Kiwis → K at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
4. "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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