Vern Bakalich

Vern Bakalich
Personal information
Full name	Vernon Andrew Neville Bakalich^[1]
Born	New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Wing
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Auckland
1953–1957	New Zealand	13	3	0	0	9
Source: RLP

Vern Bakalich is a New Zealand former rugby league player who represented his country in the 1957 World Cup.

Playing career

Bakalich played in the Auckland Rugby League competition and was an Auckland representative. He was first selected for the New Zealand Kiwis in 1953 in a test series against Australia. Bakalich played in the 1954 test series against Great Britain but was not selected for the inaugural World Cup later that year.

In 1955 Bakalich returned to the side, touring Great Britain and France. Bakalich scored a then record twenty six tries while on tour.^[2] He toured Australia in 1956 and was part of the squad for the 1957 World Cup. His last appearance for the Kiwis was against France in 1958.

References

^ BAKALICH, Vernon Andrew Neville - 1953 - 57 nzleague.co.nz
^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 9781869693664.

New Zealand squad – 1957 Rugby League World Cup

Cliff Johnson (c) George Menzies (vc) Pat Creedy Vern Bakalich Neville Denton Tom Hadfield Ron Ackland Bill Sorensen George P Turner Sel Belsham Jock Butterfield Bill McLennan Henry Maxwell Kevin Pearce Jim Riddell John Yates Rex Percy Keith Bell Coach: Bill Telford

Persondata
Name	Bakalich, Vern
Alternative names
Short description	Rugby league player
Date of birth
Place of birth	New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death