John Henry Lang (1 August 1896 – 29 November 1971) was a New Zealand

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footballer. A stand-off, Lang represented

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provincially. Lang played for Maritime in the Auckland Rugby League competition from 1919 to 1921. During the 1921 season he applied for reinstatement into Rugby Union but was refused and when he returned to league he switched to the Marist Old Boys club. He was a member of the 1919

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team that played Australia. Lang played in the first test, but did not represent

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again afterwards.

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1896 births 1971 deaths New Zealand rugby league players Auckland rugby league team players Maritime Football Club players Marist Saints players New Zealand national rugby league team players Rugby league five-eighths {{NewZealand-rugbyleague-bio-stub