Gordon Innes

Gordon Innes
Personal information
Born	8 October 1910; Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	6 November 1992 (aged 82); Christchurch, New Zealand
Playing information
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Rugby union
Position	Second five-eighth
Club
Representative
Rugby league
Position	Centre
Club
Representative
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Gordon Donald Innes (8 October 1910 – 6 November 1992) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played representative rugby union (RU) for New Zealand and Canterbury as a second five-eighth (inside-centre), i.e. number 12, and representative rugby league (RL) for English/Rugby League XIII, and at club level for Wigan (Heritage No. 368),^[2] and Castleford (Heritage No. 173), as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Early life[edit]

Gordon Innes was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, he was a pupil of Christchurch Boys' High School, and he died aged 82 in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[7]

Gordon Innes was a member of the RFL's England, Wales and Dominion select team that claimed a 25–18 victory over France in Headingley on 6 May 1935, in celebration of King George V's Silver Jubilee.^[9]

Gordon Innes played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1938–39 season.^[6]

Gordon Innes played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a try played in Wigan's 12–21 defeat by Salford in the 1934 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1934–35 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934.

Gordon Innes transferred from rugby union to rugby league following the 1932 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia, Gordon Innes made his début for Wigan, as a centre, and scored a hat-trick of tries, in the 53–5 victory over Hunslet at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 16 September 1933, he scored his last try for Wigan in the 10–13 defeat by Castleford at Central Park, Wigan on Monday 19 April 1937, and he played his last match for Wigan in the 3–16 defeat by Halifax at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 15 January 1938,^[10] he was transferred from Wigan to Castleford during the 1937–38 season, he made his début for Castleford on Saturday 5 February 1938, he played and scored a try in Castleford's 7–7 draw with Halifax in the 1937–38 Challenge Cup third-round (quarter-final) match at Wheldon Road, Castleford on Saturday 26 March 1938, and he played his last match for Castleford on Saturday 26 November 1938.

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^ "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ Gordon Innes at AllBlacks.com
^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual '96, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1996. p.53
^ "English League XIII vs. France at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "Wigan Warriors Announce Heritage Numbers" (PDF). wiganwarriors.com. Wigan Warriors. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.