Eric Grey
Personal information
Full nameEric Charles Grey
Born(1895-05-01)1 May 1895
Devonport, New Zealand
Died2 May 1977(1977-05-02) (aged 82)
Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–22 Maritime/Athletic 17 23 5 116
1923–27 Ponsonby United 5 9 4 43
Total 0 22 32 9 159
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920–22 Auckland 7 4 1 0 14
1922 Auckland Province 1 0 0 0 0
1920 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Eric Charles Grey (1 May 1895 – 2 May 1977) was a New Zealand rugby league player. A wing, Grey represented Auckland at a provincial level and was a member of the New Zealand national team in 1920. He played two test matches for New Zealand against England.[2] In 1921, he played for Maritime against City Rovers in the first ever game on Carlaw Park and kicked the first goal on the ground.[3] In 1922, Maritime changed their name to Athletic. Grey was a drop goal specialist, and in 1922 alone he kicked 5 goals for Athletics, a number far higher than other years. His son, Ian Grey, also played rugby league for New Zealand. In 1923, Grey transferred to the Ponsonby United team. He played for them in 1923 and 1924 before retiring.

He came out of retirement during the 1926 season and played for them again in 1927.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Eric Grey". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "First game on Carlaw Park". New Zealand Herald. 27 June 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 9 November 2014.


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