Alf Gibbs (15 April 1920 – 2 December 1983)[1] was an Australian former rugby league player.
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| Born | 15 April 1920 Merewether, NSW, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 December 1983 (aged 63) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Front-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editRaised in Newcastle, Gibbs was the youngest of four rugby league playing brothers, the most famous of which being Kangaroos forward Jim. He played his early rugby league with South Newcastle.[2]
Gibbs represented Australia as a front-rower in five Test matches on the 1948/49 tour of Europe, appearing three times against Great Britain and twice against France.[3]
In 1949 and 1950, Gibbs played first-grade for the Newtown Jets.[4]
Gibbs later coached the Leichhardt Wanderers.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Gibbs, Alfred". nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au.
- ^ "Jim Gibbs Retires". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 September 1941. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Gibbs Likely For Balmain". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 March 1951. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Alf Gibbs Joins Newtown Club". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 29 March 1949. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Study form and win big skill prize". The Daily Telegraph. 5 May 1952. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Alf Gibbs at Rugby League Project