Eric Charles Grey (1 May 1895 – 2 May 1977) was a New Zealand

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player. A , Grey represented

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at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national team in 1920. He played two test matches for New Zealand against England. In 1921 he played for Maritime against

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in the first ever game on

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and kicked the first goal on the ground. In 1922 Maritime changed their name to Athletic. Grey was something of a drop goal specialist and in 1922 alone he kicked 5 for Athletics when in some seasons there were none kicked in the club competition at all. His son, Ian Grey, also played rugby league for New Zealand. In 1923 Grey transferred to the Ponsonby United team. He played for them in 1923 and 1924 before retiring. He came out of retirement during the 1926 season and played for them again in 1927.

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