Ivor Stirling
Ivor Gerald Stirling (19 February 1916 – 21 September 1979) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.
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| Full name | Ivor Gerald Stirling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1916 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 September 1979 (aged 63) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Stirling represented Auckland and was named in the New Zealand national rugby league team.
Stirling was part of the 1939 New Zealand tour that was cancelled due to World War II.[1]
During the War, Sirling joined the New Zealand Army and played rugby union during the 1940 season.[2]
After World War Two, Sirling represented the North Shore Albions in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[3]
Personal life
Stirling's son, Ken, also represented New Zealand in rugby league while his daughter, Glenda, represented New Zealand in swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[4]
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References
- "NZRL – Past Kiwis". www.nzrl.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
- Palenski, Ron (17 August 2015). "Rugby: A New Zealand History". Auckland University Press – via Google Books.
- Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- Jessup, Peter (12 October 2003). "Rugby League: Leuluai follows in his dad's famous footsteps" – via New Zealand Herald.
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