Ernie Buckland Explained

Ernie Buckland
Fullname:Ernest Albert Buckland
Birth Date:12 July 1887
Birth Place:New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Death Date:23 January 1945
Death Place:Petone, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Teama:Taranaki
Yearastart:1909
Yearaend:1911
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1909
Yearbend:11
Appearancesb:4
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:3
Teamc:Wellington
Yearcstart:1912
Source:[1]
New:yes

Ernest Buckland (1887–1945)[2] was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand between 1909 and 1911.

Playing career

Buckland played for Taranaki in their first ever game of rugby league in 1908.[3] In 1909 he first played for New Zealand, being selected as part of the squad that toured Australia.

In 1910 Buckland played in the Test match against the touring Great Britain Lions side, scoring a try. He then toured Australia the following year.

Buckland later moved to Wellington, playing for the Wellington rugby league team in 1912.[4]

He was named in the Taranaki Rugby League's team of the century in 2008.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=B&id=30 BUCKLAND, ERNEST 1909 - 11 - KIWI #30
  3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. .
  4. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  5. Web site: Dream team of century is named. 14 October 2008. Taranaki Daily News. 29 September 2011.