Allan Victor Wiles (29 September 1920 – 31 May 2008) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and cricketer. He represented New Zealand in rugby league.

Allan Wiles
Personal information
Full nameAllan Victor Wiles
Born(1920-09-29)29 September 1920
Auckland, New Zealand
Died31 May 2008(2008-05-31) (aged 87)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945 Mount Albert (ARL) 20 7 0 0 21
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945 Auckland Pākehā 1 1 0 0 3
1945 Auckland 3 1 0 0 3
1948 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 12 August 2023

Cricket career

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Wiles played five first-class matches for Auckland during the 1946/47 season.[2][3]

Rugby league career

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Wiles played for the Mount Albert club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and also represented Auckland.[4]

In 1948, he was named for New Zealand and toured Australia. He played in one of the two test matches, becoming Kiwi #312.[5]

In 1951, during the French tour of New Zealand, Wiles was part of the Auckland side that lost to France 10 – 15.[4][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Alan Wiles - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ "Allan Wiles". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Allan Wiles". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  5. ^ "NZRL - Past Kiwis". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Les Chanticleers Tour 1951 Series - Game 23 - Rugby League Project".
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