Eric Grey

Eric Charles Grey (1 May 1895 – 2 May 1977) was a New Zealand rugby league player. A wing, Grey represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national team in 1920. He played two test matches for New Zealand against England.[2] In 1921 he played for Maritime against City Rovers in the first ever game on Carlaw Park and kicked the first goal on the ground[3]. In 1922 Maritime changed their name to Athletic. Grey was something of a drop goal specialist and in 1922 alone he kicked 5 for Athletics when in some seasons there were none kicked in the club competition at all. His son, Ian Grey, also played rugby league for New Zealand. In 1923 Grey transferred to the Ponsonby United team. He played for them in 1923 and 1924 before retiring.

Eric Grey

Personal information
Full name	Eric Charles Grey
Born	(1895-05-01)1 May 1895 Devonport, New Zealand
Died	2 May 1977(1977-05-02) (aged 82) Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1919–22 Maritime/Athletic (ARL) 17 23 5 116 1923–27 Ponsonby United 4 9 4 40 Total 0 21 32 9 156 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1920–22 Auckland 7 4 1 0 14 1922 Auckland Province 1 0 0 0 0 1920 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

He came out of retirement during the 1926 season and played for them again in 1927.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Eric Grey". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
3. "First game on Carlaw Park". New Zealand Herald. 27 June 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 9 November 2014.