Gordon Hooker (29 May 1887 – 6 December 1967) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in 1909.

Gordon Hooker
Personal information
Born(1887-05-29)29 May 1887
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Died6 December 1967(1967-12-06) (aged 80)
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Playing information
PositionWing
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–19?? Taranaki
1909 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0
1910 Queensland

Playing career

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Hooker in the backrow on the right of the 1914 Taranaki representative side.

Hooker represented Taranaki in 1908 and was selected to tour Australia for New Zealand in 1909, where he played in two Test matches.[1]

He represented Queensland against the 1910 Great Britain Lions before returning to New Zealand and playing for Taranaki against the 1914 Lions. He played until he was 36.[2] He refereed the August 5, 1933 match between Auckland and Taranaki at Western Park.[3]

In the 1930s Hooker helped re-establish rugby league in Taranaki.[2] He died in 1967 and his ashes were buried at Te Henui Cemetery.[4]

Legacy

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In 2008 he was named in the Taranaki Rugby League Team of the Century.[5]

References

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  1. ^ HOOKER, Gordon - 1909 Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. ^ a b John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 37.
  3. ^ "Win for Auckland/Taranaki Defeated". Auckland Star. Vol. LXIV, no. 184. 7 August 1933. p. 12. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Cemetery search". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Dream team of century is named". Taranaki Daily News. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2011.