Jim Riddell
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| Full name | Charles James Riddell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles James Riddell is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1957 World Cup.
Playing career
[edit]Riddell played in the Auckland Rugby League competition and first represented Auckland in 1953 against the American All Stars side.[2] He was first selected for the 1955 series against France and toured Great Britain and France later that year.[3] He also toured Australia in 1956 and was part of the 1957 World Cup squad. He played in nine test matches for the Kiwis between 1955 and 1957.[citation needed]
In 1960 Riddell was part of the Auckland side that defeated France 14–5 at Carlaw Park.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ^ RIDDELL, Charles James – 1955 – 57 Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz