Graham Duncan McMillan "Mike" Gilbert (1 March 1911 – 13 February 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer. A rugby union fullback, Gilbert represented Buller and West Coast at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1935 to 1936. He played 27 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals.[1]
Graham Duncan McMillan Gilbert passport application (1935)
He made his début for Buller as a 19-year-old in 1930. At one point in his career he played a few games as a centre.[2]
Gilbert changed codes at the end of 1937, and travelled to England where he joined rugby league club Bradford Northern as a fullback in 1938.[3][4][5] He returned to New Zealand following the outbreak of World War II in 1939 having become captain of the Bradford side.[2][6] He was reinstated to rugby union in 1995.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abLuxford, Bob. "Mike Gilbert". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
^ abChester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 67. ISBN0-908570-16-3.
^"Turning to league". New Zealand Herald. 21 December 1937. p. 15. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
^"League footballer". New Zealand Herald. 9 March 1938. p. 23. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
^"Swinton's good win over Bradford". Manchester Guardian. 21 April 1938. p. 4.
^"General news". New Zealand Herald. 15 November 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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