Wilfred Pierrepont "Bunny" Brimble (16 November 1913 – 18 September 1999) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played for New Zealand.[3]
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| Full name | Wilfred Pierrepont Brimble | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1913 Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 September 1999 (aged 85)[1] New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editBrimble was one of seven brothers, who all shared middle name Pierrepont. Two of his other brothers, Edward (better known as Ted) and Walter, also represented New Zealand. Another older brother (Cyril) played rugby at Manukau and also represented Newton Rangers in Auckland rugby league. While their eldest brother John, played for Manukau rugby and spent many years on their committee.
Born in Hilo Hawaii, Brimble had an English father and a Bantu mother Jane Depua Mahdna.[4] The family moved to Onehunga, New Zealand in 1914.
Playing career
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Brimble played for the Newton Rangers club. Despite being of African origin, Brimble was selected for, and played for, the New Zealand Māori side.[5]
Brimble toured Australia with the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1938, however the side played in no test matches.
Coaching
editWilfred coached the St George side in Wellington in 1950.
References
edit- ^ New Zealand Death Index
- ^ "Papers Past". Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Page 4 – Rugby league players teara.govt.nz
- ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 123. ISBN 978-1869693312.