Bert Gray (rugby league)

Bert Gray

Alfred "Bert" Gray (1890–1967) was an Australian rugby league player who also played for N.S.W. and Australia.

Born at Glebe, New South Wales in 1890 to parents Ernest and Jane Gray, Bert Gray learnt the game of Rugby in the Glebe rugby union juniors before switching to rugby league. He went on to play thirteen first grade seasons with Glebe between 1912 and 1927. By the time he retired, aged 37, Bert Gray had represented New South Wales on seven occasions between 1913 and 1920 and Australia on four occasions on the 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. He played in the 1922 Grand Final for the Glebe team that was defeated by North Sydney Bears 35-3.[1] He captained Glebe during the 1925 NSWRFL season. Bert Gray was the elder brother of the St. George Dragons foundation player, Frank Gray.

Bert Gray died on 17 December 1967, aged 77.[2]

References

  1. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. ISBN 1875169571
  2. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice .- 18/12/1967


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