Maurie Robertson
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| Full name | Maurice Hunter Windsor Robertson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 April 1925 Waihi, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 May 2000 (aged 75) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maurice Hunter Wilson Robertson (also known as Maurie or Morrie) was a New Zealand
Playing career
Robertson played for
Robertson retired in 1952, having played in eighteen Test matches for New Zealand.[4]
Coaching career
Robertson served as an Auckland selector in 1958 and assisted the touring South African side in 1963.[3] In 1964 he was made the coach of the New Zealand national rugby league team, serving for two seasons and finishing with a record of four wins and one Test loss.
In the 1970s Robertson returned to coaching Ellerslie.[5] He won the Hyland Memorial Cup as the ARL's coach of the year in 1971 and 1974.
Later years
Robertson participated in an Auckland-based group, 'The Waihi Connection', retaining his links with the area of his birth.[6]
Robertson was made one of the New Zealand Rugby League's Legends of League in 2000.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ^ ROBERTSON, Maurice Hunter Winsor - 1946 - 52 Archived 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ^ History Archived 6 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ellerslie Eagles R.L.F.C.
- ^ Informal Report on 'The Waihi Connection' Group Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ohinemuri Regional History Journal 39, September 1995
- ^ Legends of League nzrl.co.nz
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