Charles Woolley (rugby league)

Charles Alexander Woolley is a New Zealand international rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.[1]

Charles Woolley
Personal information
Full nameCharles Alexander Woolley
BornAdelaide, Australia
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920 Grafton Athletic 1 4 0 11
1921–22 Fire Brigade 3 2 0 13
Total 0 4 6 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920–22 Auckland 9 3 0 0 9
1920 North Island
1920–21 New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Background

Woolley was born in Adelaide, South Australia.[2]

Playing career

He played for the Grafton Athletic club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland against the 1914 Great Britain Lions.

In 1920, after World War I, Woolley was a part of the Auckland side that defeated the 1920 Great Britain Lions, 24–16 on 24 July and becoming the first New Zealand team to defeat Great Britain on New Zealand soil. He then represented New Zealand, playing in all three test matches against the Lions.[1] He toured Australia with the Kiwis in 1921, but no test matches were played during the tour.[3]

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References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. JESSUP, PETER (15 October 2004). "League: Webb easily able to put team before country". Retrieved 20 November 2017 via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  3. Coffey, John Oliver; Wood, Bernie (20 November 2017). "100 Years: Māori Rugby League, 1908-2008". Huia Publishers. p. 51. Retrieved 20 November 2017 via Google Books.
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