Edwin Abbott (rugby league)

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Edwin Abbott
Personal information
Full nameEdwin Frederick Abbott
Born9 November 1908
Dominion of New Zealand
Died3 May 1976(1976-05-03) (aged 67)
Ngāruawāhia, New Zealand
Playing information
Weight9 st 3 lb (129 lb; 59 kg)
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1926–32 Ngaruawahia 39 17 8 0 67
1933 Richmond Rovers 20 3 0 0 9
Total 59 20 8 0 76
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1926–32 Lower Waikato 6 1 0 0 3
1926–32 South Auckland 15 4 0 0 12
1928–32 Waikato Trial 8 0 0 0 0
1930 NZ Probables 1 0 0 0 0
1931 North Island 1 2 0 0 6
1930–32 New Zealand 15 (2) 8 (1) 0 0 24 (3)
1932 New Zealand XIII 1 0 0 0 0
1933 B Team (AKL Trial) 1 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]

Edwin Frederick Abbott (9 November 1908 – 3 May 1976) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1930 and 1932.[1]

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

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] In 1933 he moved to Auckland to join the Richmond Rovers club to play in the Auckland Rugby League competition joining Bert Cooke
, the All Black who had joined Richmond the season prior.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Edwin Frederick ABBOTT, Edwin Frederick (1930, 1932) nzleague.co.nz
  3. ^ In Touch nzrl.co.nz, October 2011
  4. ISBN 0646434071
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