Edwin Abbott (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edwin Frederick Abbott | |||||
| Born | 1909 New Zealand | |||||
| Died | 3 May 1976 Ngaruawahia | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Ngaruawahia | ||||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| South Auckland | ||||||
| 1931 | North Island | |||||
| 1932 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Edwin Abbott (1909–1976) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country in 1930 and 1932.
Abbott was the nephew of 1905 All Black Harold Abbott and the uncle of Bill Deacon, a Kiwi from 1965 to 1971.[2]
Playing career
From the Ngaruawahia Panthers club, Abbott represented South Auckland and the North Island.[3] In 1930 he was selected for the New Zealand tour of New South Wales, playing in both matches against New South Wales and scoring three tries against Sydney Metropolis.[4]
He played for South Auckland against both the 1928 and 1932 touring Great Britain Lions. In 1932 he played for New Zealand in two tests against Great Britain, scoring one try.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edwin Abbott rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ Edwin Frederick ABBOTT, Edwin Frederick (1930, 1932) nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ In Touch nzrl.co.nz, October 2011
- ↑ Bruce Montgomerie Those Who Played, Montgomerie Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0646434071