Terry Gilroy Explained

Terry Gilroy
Fullname:Joseph Terrance Patrick Gilroy
Nickname:Terry
Birth Date:8 March 1902
Birth Place:Bluff New Zealand
Death Date:21 March 1982
Death Place:Riverton New Zealand
Height:5’7"
Club1:Marist Old Boys
Year1start:1924
Year1end:1926
Club2:Waimairi
Year2start:1927
Year2end:19??
Teama:Canterbury
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1924
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:3
First:RU
Ru Position:Wing
Ru Club1:Marist Old Boys
Ru Year1start:19??
Ru Year1end:1924
Source:[1]
New:yes

Terence Patrick Gilroy[2] (8 March 1902 – 21 March 1984) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand national team in 1924.[1] Joined 28th Maori Battalion 1939–1943; attained rank of captain.

Playing career

Gilroy switched to rugby league with the Marist Old Boys club when they were expelled from the Canterbury Rugby Union in 1924. Gilroy was so successful that he was selected to represent New Zealand that year in two Test matches against the Australia team. In August 1924, he played for New Zealand against the England team in Auckland.[3] [4]

Gilroy joined Waimairi in 1927.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: GILROY, Terence Patrick – 1924 . New Zealand League . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323135357/http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=G&id=155 . 23 March 2012.
  3. News: Rugby . 27 November 2015 . . LX . 18127 . 17 July 1924 . 13.
  4. News: Athletic Sports . 27 November 2015 . . LXI . 18779 . 5 August 1924 . 4.
  5. Book: Coffey, John . Canterbury XIII . Christchurch . 1987 . 194.