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Jim Riddell
Charles James Riddell is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1957 World Cup.
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| Full name | Charles James Riddell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Riddell played in the Auckland Rugby League competition and first represented Auckland in 1953 against the American All Stars side.[2] He was first selected for the 1955 series against France and toured Great Britain and France later that year.[3] He also toured Australia in 1956 and was part of the 1957 World Cup squad. He played in nine test matches for the Kiwis between 1955 and 1957.
In 1960 Riddell was part of the Auckland side that defeated France 14–5 at Carlaw Park.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ^ RIDDELL, Charles James – 1955 – 57 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz