Joe Cootes
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Full name | Joseph George Cootes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1914[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (13 st 9 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph George Cootes (1914 – after 1949)[4] was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s who was three-fourths Māori.[1] He played at representative level for New Zealand (Heritage № 243), and Wellington, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[5][6][7]
Playing career
International honours
Cootes represented New Zealand in 1936 against Great Britain (2 tests), in 1937 against Australia (2 tests), and on the 1938 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia and 1939 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France.[3]
Later life
Cootes later worked as a labourer. He was convicted of assault in 1937 and 1939, serving two weeks in gaol for the second conviction.[1][8]
References
- ^ a b c d New Zealand, Police Gazettes, 1878-1945
- ^ Sunderland, Harry (23 May 1938). "World stars in N.Z. tourists". The Courier-Mail. p. 12. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
- ^ "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Past Kiwis → C at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hotel assault: two men imprisoned". Evening Post. 5 December 1939. p. 16. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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