Ivor Gerald Stirling (19 February 1916 – 21 September 1979) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.

Ivor Stirling
Personal information
Full nameIvor Gerald Stirling
Born(1916-02-19)19 February 1916
New Zealand
Died21 September 1979(1979-09-21) (aged 63)
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937–39 North Shore Albions 6 0 0 18
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1939 Auckland Pakehā 1 0 0 0 0
1939 New Zealand

Playing career

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Stirling represented Auckland and was named in the New Zealand national rugby league team.

Stirling was part of the 1939 New Zealand tour that was cancelled due to World War II.[1]

During the War, Stirling joined the New Zealand Army and played rugby union during the 1940 season.[2]

After World War Two, Stirling represented the North Shore Albions in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[3]

Personal life

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Stirling's son, Ken, also represented New Zealand in rugby league while his daughter, Glenda, represented New Zealand in swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "NZRL – Past Kiwis". www.nzrl.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
  2. ^ Palenski, Ron (17 August 2015). Rugby: A New Zealand History. Auckland University Press. ISBN 9781775588122 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  4. ^ Jessup, Peter (12 October 2003). "Rugby League: Leuluai follows in his dad's famous footsteps" – via New Zealand Herald.