George Lajpold Explained

George Lajpold
Fullname:George Turirua Lajpold
Nickname:Hori
Country:Cook Island,Czech
Birth Place:New Zealand
Club1:Randwick
Year1start:1976
Year1end:1996
Appearances1:300+
Teama:Wellington
Yearastart:1979
Yearaend:1992
Teamb:Central Districts
Yearbstart:1982
Yearbend:87
Appearancesb:20
Teamd:New Zealand
Yeardstart:1987
Appearancesd:1
Triesd:0
Goalsd:0
Fieldgoalsd:0
Pointsd:0
Teamc:Cook Islands
Yearcstart:1986
Appearancesc:6
Source:[1]
New:yes

George Turirua Lajpold[2] is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

Lajpold played for the Randwick Kingfishers club in the Wellington Rugby League competition and represented Wellington.[3] [4] He was selected for Central Districts in 1982. In 1987 he played for a New Zealand XIII before being selected to tour Australia with New Zealand. Lajpold sustained an injury when representing Wellington just prior to the tour. The injury was re-aggravated early in the tour and Lajpold returned to New Zealand. Lajpold also played 6 tests for his native country the Cook Islands in the Pacific Cup held in Rarotonga in 1986. Lajpold retired as a player in 1996 after 20 years of premier and representative league.[5] [6]

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=L&id=601 LAJPOLD, George Turirua - 1987
  3. http://www.rleague.com/content/article.php?id=13209 Wellington Grand Final Programme
  4. 1984 Autex Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1984. p.74
  5. 1987 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1987. p.28
  6. http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-4979-86704-0-0&sID=178553 About Us