New Zealand rugby league footballer
Glen Barclay / Punga Pakere|
Full name | Glenville Te Punga o Te Arawa Barclay |
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Born | (1888-09-06)6 September 1888 Tauranga, New Zealand |
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Died | 19 February 1959(1959-02-19) (aged 70) |
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Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg) |
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Position | Forward |
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Glenville Te Punga o Te Arawa Barclay (6 September 1888 – 19 February 1959) (surname Pakere in Māori) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand Māori, and at club level for North Sydney, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[2]
International honours
Barclay represented New Zealand Māori on the groundbreaking 1908 New Zealand Māori rugby league tour of Australia.[3][4]
Barclay was the brother of the rugby league footballer, Frank Barclay (whose Māori name was Hauāuru Pakere).
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