Bill Cloke

William "Bill" Ernest Cloke was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.[1]

Bill Cloke
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Ernest Cloke
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–23 Newton Rangers 48 8 1 0 26
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920 Auckland 2 4 1 0 14
1919 New Zealand 6 4 0 0 12
Source: [1]

Playing career

Cloke played for New Zealand on the 1919 tour of Australia, where no test matches were played.[2]

On 24 July 1920 he played for Auckland against the touring Great Britain Lions. They won 24–16, becoming the first New Zealand team to defeat Great Britain on New Zealand soil.[3]

References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. http://www.nzleague.co.nz/players/kiwi_details/119
  3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
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