Cliff Johnson (rugby league)
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Clifford Raymond Johnson | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
19?? | Richmond | |||||
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
19?? | Auckland | |||||
1950–1960 | New Zealand | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Source: RLP |
Clifford Raymond Johnson[1] was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who has been named one of the finest the country produced during the 20th century.[2] An international representative, he played mainly as a prop forward.
Playing career
Johnson played for the Richmond Bulldogs in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[3] From here he represented Auckland and New Zealand. Between 1950 and 1960 he played a total of 34 tests for his country, a new record at the time of his retirement. He also played in three World Cup tournaments. Including minor tour matches, Johnson played a total of 70 matches for New Zealand.
During the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand, Johnson was selected to play for both Auckland and New Zealand.
He retired following the 1960 World Cup.[4]
Legacy
After retirement he was the foundation chairman of the Howick Rugby League Football Club.[5]
Johnson was inducted as one of the New Zealand Rugby League's inaugural "Legends of League" in 1995.[6]
After his death he was named as captain of the New Zealand national rugby league team of the century in 2007.
References
- ↑ JOHNSON, Clifford Raymond 1950 - 60 - Kiwi #325 nzleague.co.nz
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- ↑ New Zealand Kiwis Richmond Rovers RLC
- ↑ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4. p.183.
- ↑ Club History Howick Hornets
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
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