He represented Queensland against the 1910 Great Britain Lions before returning to New Zealand and playing for Taranaki against the 1914 Lions. He played until he was 36.[2] He refereed the August 5, 1933 match between Auckland and Taranaki at Western Park.[3]
In the 1930s Hooker helped re-establish rugby league in Taranaki.[2] He died in 1967 and his ashes were buried at Te Henui Cemetery.[4]
^HOOKER, Gordon - 1909 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machinenzleague.co.nz
^ abJohn Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 37.
^"Win for Auckland/Taranaki Defeated". Auckland Star. Vol. LXIV, no. 184. 7 August 1933. p. 12. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^"Cemetery search". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
^"Dream team of century is named". Taranaki Daily News. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
January 01, 1970
gordon, hooker, 1887, december, 1967, zealand, rugby, league, player, represented, zealand, 1909, personal, informationborn, 1887, 1887new, plymouth, zealanddied6, december, 1967, 1967, aged, plymouth, zealandplaying, informationpositionwingrepresentative, yea. Gordon Hooker 29 May 1887 6 December 1967 was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in 1909 Gordon HookerPersonal informationBorn 1887 05 29 29 May 1887New Plymouth New ZealandDied6 December 1967 1967 12 06 aged 80 New Plymouth New ZealandPlaying informationPositionWingRepresentative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1908 19 Taranaki 1909 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0 1910 QueenslandPlaying career edit nbsp Hooker in the backrow on the right of the 1914 Taranaki representative side Hooker represented Taranaki in 1908 and was selected to tour Australia for New Zealand in 1909 where he played in two Test matches 1 He represented Queensland against the 1910 Great Britain Lions before returning to New Zealand and playing for Taranaki against the 1914 Lions He played until he was 36 2 He refereed the August 5 1933 match between Auckland and Taranaki at Western Park 3 In the 1930s Hooker helped re establish rugby league in Taranaki 2 He died in 1967 and his ashes were buried at Te Henui Cemetery 4 Legacy editIn 2008 he was named in the Taranaki Rugby League Team of the Century 5 References edit HOOKER Gordon 1909 Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague co nz a b John Coffey and Bernie Wood The Kiwis 100 Years of International Rugby League Hodder Moa Auckland 2007 p 37 Win for Auckland Taranaki Defeated Auckland Star Vol LXIV no 184 7 August 1933 p 12 Retrieved 25 August 2020 Cemetery search New Plymouth District Council Retrieved 11 April 2015 Dream team of century is named Taranaki Daily News 14 October 2008 Retrieved 24 September 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon Hooker amp oldid 1189031683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
