Con McCarthy (rugby league)

Con McCarthy
Personal information
Full name Cornelius McCarthy
Born (1894-01-14)14 January 1894
Port Ahuriri, Napier, New Zealand[1]
Died 5 November 1968(1968-11-05) (aged 74)
Masterton, New Zealand
Playing information
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 70 kg (155 lb)[1]
Position Stand-off/Five-eighth

Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1919–≥19 Hawke's Bay
1919 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

Cornelius McCarthy (14 January 1894 – 5 November 1968), also known by the nickname of "Con", was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand (Heritage № 114), and Hawke's Bay, as a stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 6.[2][3][4][5]

International honours

McCarthy represented New Zealand in 1919 against Australia.

Military service

McCarthy briefly served as a lance corporal in F Company, New Zealand Expeditionary Force in 1916, but was discharged after three months as being medically unfit for service. He did not travel overseas or see active service.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "McCarthy, Cornelius – WW1 30259 – Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Past Kiwis → M at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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