Bob Neilson

Robert John "Bob" Neilson (9 August 1923 – 14 October 2014) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.

Bob Neilson
Personal information
Full nameRobert John Neilson
Born(1923-08-09)9 August 1923
Reefton, New Zealand
Died14 October 2014(2014-10-14) (aged 91)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
West Coast
1952–53 New Zealand 3 2 0 0 6
Source: [1]

Playing career

Born in Reefton in 1923, Neilson played for West Coast at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1952 and 1953.[1]

He toured Australia with the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1952 but didn't appear in the test matches. However, he appeared in all three tests in the 1953 series against the Kangaroos in New Zealand, scoring the match-winning and series-clinching try in a 12–11 victory in the second test in Wellington.[2]

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References

  1. "Bob Neilson". nzleague.co.nz. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. "A time to remember..." New Zealand Warriors. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.


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