Harold Milliken Explained

Harold Milliken
Full Name:Harold Maurice Milliken
Birth Date:27 February 1914
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Death Place:Takapuna, New Zealand
Height:182 cm
Ru Position:Lock
Years1:1933-1938
Clubs1:Canterbury
Repyears1:1938
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:3
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Position:Second-row
Yearastart:1939
Teama:New Zealand

Harold Maurice Milliken (27 February 1914 — 10 January 1993) was a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league international active in the 1930s and 1940s.[1]

Milliken was born in Christchurch and educated at St Andrew's College.[2]

A forward, Milliken turned out for Christchurch club Sunnyside and was a regular in the Canterbury provincial side from 1933 to 1938.[3] He was capped three times by the All Blacks as a lock on the 1938 tour of Australia.[2]

Milliken switched codes in 1939 and began playing for Papakura in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[4] He was called up to the national rugby league team for the 1939 tour of Great Britain and made two tour appearances before the trip was abandoned due to the war.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: N.Z. Union Men May Transfer . . 6 April 1939.
  2. Web site: Harold Milliken #440 . stats.allblacks.com.
  3. News: Coach For Leeston Teams . Ellesmere Guardian . 22 April 1938 . 4.
  4. News: Harold Milliken Farewelled . Franklin Times . 24 July 1939 . 8 (Supplement).