John Lang (New Zealand rugby league)
John Henry Lang[1][2] (1 August 1896 – 29 November 1971) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer.
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| Full name | John Henry Lang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 November 1971 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A stand-off, Lang represented Auckland provincially.[1] Lang played for Maritime in the Auckland Rugby League competition from 1919 to 1921. During the 1921 season he applied for reinstatement into Rugby Union but was refused and when he returned to league he switched to the Marist Old Boys club.
He was a member of the 1919 New Zealand Kiwis team that played Australia. Lang played in the first test, but did not represent New Zealand again afterwards.[2]
References
- "NZRL - Past Kiwis". www.nzrl.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- "NZLEAGUE.CO.NZ". www.nzleague.co.nz. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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