Joe Cootes

Joe Cootes
Personal information
Full name Joseph George Cootes
Nickname Joe
Born 1912/1913[1]
Playing information
Weight 87 kg (13 st 9 lb)[2]
Position Prop, Second-row

Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1936–≥39 Wellington
1936–39 New Zealand 4 1 0 0 3
Source: [3]

Joseph "Joe" George Cootes (born 1912/1913) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, playing at representative level for New Zealand (#243), and Wellington, as a Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[4][5][6]

Playing career

International honours

Cootes represented New Zealand in 1936 against Great Britain (2 tests), in 1937 against Australia (2 tests), and on tours of Australia (in 1938) and Great Britain (in 1939).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hotel assaunt: two men imprisoned". Evening Post. 5 December 1939. p. 16. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Sunderland, Harry (23 May 1938). "World stars in N.Z. tourists". The Courier-Mail. p. 12. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Past Kiwis → C at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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