Charles Woolley (rugby league)

Charles Woolley
Personal information
Full name Charles Alexander Woolley
Born Adelaide, Australia
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
City
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914–20 Auckland
1920 North Island
1920–21 New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

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

Background

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

Playing career

He played for the City club in the Auckland Rugby League 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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