John Bray (rugby league)
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| Full name | John McMeekan Bray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John McMeekan Bray KSM is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Bray played for the Hornby Panthers and the Christchurch club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition.[3] He later represented Canterbury and the South Island.[4]
Bray also played for the New Zealand national rugby league team, playing in two tests against France in 1964.[1]
Later years
[edit]After retiring, Bray had a lengthy career in rugby league administration.[4] He was elected to the New Zealand Rugby League in March 2008 and later made a life member of the NZRL in April 2011.[5]
In the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours, Bray was awarded the King's Service Medal, for services to rugby league.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
- ^ a b In Touch nzrl.co.nz, April 2011, p.15.
- ^ "Bray elected to NZRL board". Stuff.
- ^ "King's Birthday Honours 2024: The full list of all recipients". The New Zealand Herald. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
Categories:
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- Canterbury rugby league team players
- Hornby Panthers players
- South Island rugby league team players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- New Zealand Rugby League board members
- New Zealand rugby league administrators
- Recipients of the King's Service Medal