Mike Gilbert
New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer
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| Intro | New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer | ||
| Places | New Zealand | ||
| was | Athlete Rugby union player Rugby league player | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 1 March 1911, Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom | ||
| Death | 13 February 2002Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington Region, New Zealand (aged 91 years) | ||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||
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Graham Duncan McMillan "Mike" Gilbert (1 March 1911 – 13 February 2002) was a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer. A rugby union fullback, Gilbert represented Buller and West Coast at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1935 to 1936. He played 27 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals.
He made his début for Buller as a 19-year-old in 1930. At one point in his career he played a few games as a centre.
Gilbert changed codes at the end of 1937, and travelled to England where he joined rugby league club Bradford Northern as a fullback in 1938. He returned to New Zealand following the outbreak of World War II in 1939 having become captain of the Bradford side. He was reinstated to rugby union in 1995.