Hector Brisbane (1904–1963) was a New Zealand professional

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footballer who represented

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Playing career

Brisbane played for the Marist Old Boys in the

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competition debuting in 1923. He had previously played for Ellerslie United as a junior. In 1924, Brisbane represented

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against the touring

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. He then made his debut for New Zealand, becoming Kiwi number 153. NZ Team scheming 1926

He was a part of the

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, which was marred by the strike action by six of the forwards including Marist teammate

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New Zealand Team for 1926-27 England Tour

During the

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, Brisbane captained New Zealand to a 0–3 series defeat by Great Britain on the 1932 Great Britain Lions tour. In the third test, Brisbane scored two tries but New Zealand lost 18–20. At the end of the 1934 season Brisbane had decided to retire and Marist played a benefit match in his honour against

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Personal life and death

Hec Brisbane was the son of Julia and William Brisbane. He had an older sister Hazel Evelyn (b. 1902), a younger brother Albert (b. 1906), and a younger sister Zena (b. 1913). William Brisbane died in 1925. Hec married Christina Slater Brisbane in 1940. She died in 1957. Brisbane remarried Helena Ann Ganley, whose first husband had died in 1956. Hec Brisbane died on March 26, 1963, and was buried at Waikaraka Cemetery in

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. His second wife Helena died in 1967. His mother Julia died in 1968, aged 87.

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