Claud Hancox Explained

Claud Hancox
Fullname:Claud Charles John Hancox[1]
Birth Place:New Zealand
Club1:Otahuhu
Teama:Auckland
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1947
Yearbend:48
Appearancesb:0
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
First:RU
Ru Position:Forward
Ru Club1:North Auckland
Ru Year1start:1946
Ru Appearances1:1
Ru Tries1:0
Ru Goals1:0
Ru Fieldgoals1:0
Ru Points1:0
Source:[2]
New:yes

Claud Charles John Hancox is a New Zealand rugby football player who represented New Zealand in rugby league.

Playing career

Hancox originally played rugby union. He played for the Warkworth Rugby Football Club and is one of only four players from that club to have represented North Auckland. Hancox played for North Auckland against Australia during their 1946 tour of New Zealand. North Auckland won the match 32-19.[3]

At the same time, Hancox also played rugby league for the Otahuhu Leopards. He was part of the Otahuhu side that won the 1945 Auckland Rugby League competition and he also represented Auckland.[4]

In 1947 he was selected for the New Zealand squad as part of their tour of Great Britain. He did not play in any test matches on the tour.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NZLEAGUE.CO.NZ - Home.
  2. Web site: Claud Hancox - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin and Andrew. Ferguson. rugbyleagueproject.org. 7 July 2016.
  3. Web site: History.
  4. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. .