Ernest Buckland (1887–1945)BUCKLAND, ERNEST 1909 - 11 - KIWI #30
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player who represented

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between 1909 and 1911.

Playing career

Buckland played for

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in their first ever game of

in 1908.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . In 1909 he first played for

, being selected as part of the squad that toured Australia. In 1910 Buckland played in the Test match against the touring

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side, scoring a try. He then toured Australia the following year. Buckland later moved to

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, playing for the

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in 1912.Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987. He was named in the

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's team of the century in 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckland, Ernie New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players Taranaki rugby league team players Wellington rugby league team players Rugby league wingers Rugby league centres 1887 births 1945 deaths