Colin Cuthbert Gillies (8 October 1912 – 20 June 1996) was a New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. A first five-eighth, Gillies represented and

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at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, in 1936. He played two matches for the All Blacks including one international against the touring Australian team.

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