Ernie Buckland

Ernest Buckland[2] was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand between 1909 and 1911.

Ernie Buckland

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Buckland
Born	New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1909–1911 Taranaki 1909–11 New Zealand 4 1 0 0 3 1912 Wellington
Source: [1]

Playing career

Buckland played for Taranaki in their first ever game of rugby league in 1908.[3] In 1909 he first played for New Zealand, being selected as part of the squad that toured Australia.

In 1910 Buckland played in the Test match against the touring Great Britain Lions side, scoring a try. He then toured Australia the following year.

Buckland later moved to Wellington, playing for the Wellington rugby league team in 1912.[4]

He was named in the Taranaki Rugby League's team of the century in 2008.[5]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. BUCKLAND, ERNEST 1909 - 11 - KIWI #30 Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
4. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
5. "Dream team of century is named". Taranaki Daily News. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2011.