John Lang (New Zealand rugby league) explained

John Lang
Fullname:John Henry Lang
Birth Date:1 August 1896
Position:Stand-off
Club1:Maritime
Year1start:1919
Year1end:21
Appearances1:30
Tries1:4
Goals1:10
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:32
Club2:Marist Old Boys
Year2start:1921
Year2end:24
Appearances2:38
Tries2:16
Goals2:7
Fieldgoals2:1
Points2:66
Club3:Athletic/Grafton Athletic
Year3start:1925
Year3end:26
Appearances3:5
Tries3:1
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:3
Teama:Auckland Returned Soldiers
Yearastart:1919
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:1
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:3
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1919
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:3
Teamc:Auckland
Yearcstart:1921
Yearcend:22
Appearancesc:8
Triesc:4
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:12
Teamd:Auckland Province
Yeardstart:1924
Appearancesd:1
Triesd:0
Goalsd:0
Fieldgoalsd:0
Pointsd:0

John Henry Lang[1] [2] (1 August 1896 – 29 November 1971) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer.

A stand-off, Lang represented Auckland provincially. Lang played for Maritime in the Auckland Rugby League competition from 1919 to 1921. During the 1921 season he applied for reinstatement into Rugby Union but was refused and when he returned to league he switched to the Marist Old Boys club.

He was a member of the 1919 New Zealand Kiwis team that played Australia. Lang played in the first test, but did not represent New Zealand again afterwards.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NZRL - Past Kiwis . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127053836/http://www.nzrl.co.nz/about-us/history/past-kiwis/ . 27 January 2016 . 27 August 2016 . www.nzrl.co.nz.
  2. Web site: NZLEAGUE.CO.NZ . 27 August 2016 . www.nzleague.co.nz.