Hec Brisbane
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| Born | 19 November 1904 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 March 1963 (aged 58) Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 9 lb (163 lb; 74 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hector Brisbane (1904–1963) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.
Playing career
[edit]Brisbane played for the Marist Old Boys in the Auckland Rugby League competition debuting in 1923. He had previously played for Ellerslie United as a junior.
In 1924, Brisbane represented Auckland City against the touring Great Britain Lions. He then made his debut for New Zealand, becoming Kiwi number 153.
He was a part of the 1926–27 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, which was marred by the strike action by six of the forwards including Marist teammate Arthur Singe.[2]
During the 1932 New Zealand rugby league season, Brisbane captained New Zealand to a 0–3 series defeat by Great Britain on the 1932 Great Britain Lions tour. In the third test, Brisbane scored two tries but New Zealand lost 18–20.[3]
At the end of the 1934 season Brisbane had decided to retire and Marist played a benefit match in his honour against Newton Rangers.
Personal life and death
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Hec Brisbane was the son of Julia and William Brisbane. He had an older sister Hazel Evelyn (b. 1902), a younger brother Albert (b. 1906), and a younger sister Zena (b. 1913). William Brisbane died in 1925.[citation needed]
Hec married Christina Slater Brisbane in 1940. She died in 1957. Brisbane remarried Helena Ann Ganley, whose first husband had died in 1956.[citation needed]
Hec Brisbane died on 26 March 1963, and was buried at Waikaraka Cemetery in Onehunga. His second wife Helena died in 1967. His mother Julia died in 1968, aged 87.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Hector Brisbane - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Coffey, John Oliver; Wood, Bernie (8 October 2017). 100 Years: Māori Rugby League, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 85. ISBN 9781869693312. Retrieved 8 October 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "New Zealand vs England 1932 Series - Game 3 - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 8 October 2017.