Arnold Thomas Green ( – 23 September 2016) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

Green played for Runanga in the West Coast Rugby League competition and also represented the

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. In 1955 he played for the West Coast against France. In 1956, Green impressed for the

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during the inter-island selection match. He was subsequently selected by the New Zealand national rugby league team for their tour of Australia. He became Kiwi #364 and, while he did not play in any test matches, he played in seven of the 15 games on tour and scored seven tries.

Later years

Green was a coal miner who worked on the West Coast and in Huntly. Green died at

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, New South Wales, Australia, on 23 September 2016, aged 83.

References

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