Thomas Trevarthan (birth unknown – death unknown) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand.[1]
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| Born | 14 July 1910 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | David Trevarthan (brother) William Trevarthan (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
His brother, David, represented New Zealand in rugby union. He is also related to William Trevarthen, a member of the 1907-08 All Golds.[2]
Playing career
editTrevarthan originally played rugby union for North Otago.
In 1936 he moved to Auckland and switched codes, joining the Manukau rugby league club.[3][4] That same year Trevarthan was selected to represent Auckland and played in two test matches for New Zealand against Great Britain.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Thomas Trevarthen [sic]". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Trevathan footballers Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine trevethan.net
- ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ^ "Trevathan for Manukau". Grey River Argus. 23 May 1936. p. 10 – via Papers Past.
- ^ Thomas TREVARTHAN, Thomas (1936) nzleague.co.nz
- ^ "First League Test". Evening Star. No. 22413. 10 August 1936. p. 5 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Football Test: Final League Match". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXIII, no. 22499. 17 August 1936. p. 12 – via Papers Past.
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