Glenville Te Punga o Te Arawa Barclay (6 September 1888 – 19 February 1959) (surname Pakere in

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) was a New Zealand professional

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footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand Māori, and at club level for North Sydney, as a

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(prior to the specialist positions of; ), during the era of contested

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International honours

Barclay represented New Zealand Māori on the groundbreaking

1908 New Zealand Māori rugby league tour of Australia The 1908 New Zealand Māori rugby league tour of Australia was a tour made by a group of New Zealand Māori rugby footballers who played rugby league matches in Queensland and New South Wales. The tour had a large role in helping the New South Wale ...

Genealogical information

Barclay was the brother of the rugby league footballer, Frank Barclay (whose Māori name was Hauāuru Pakere).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barclay, Glen 1888 births 1959 deaths New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league team players New Zealand rugby league players North Sydney Bears players Place of death missing Rugby league players from Tauranga Rugby league forwards