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George Tittleton

George Tittleton
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Edward Francis Tittleton
Born(1909-09-08)8 September 1909
Huntly, Waikato, New Zealand
Died12 November 1984(1984-11-12) (aged 75)
New Zealand
Playing information
PositionWing, Fullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928–30 Ngaruawahia 11 7 3 0 27
1931–35 Taupiri 1 2 1 0 8
1936–38 Richmond 50 25 22 1 121
Total 62 34 26 1 156
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928–30 South Auckland 6 4 2 0 16
1928–30 Southern/South/Possibles (Waikato Trials) 3
1930 North Island 1 0 0 0 0
1935–37 Auckland Province 3 0 6 0 12
1930 New Zealand 5 (1) 1 0 0 3
1937 Auckland 2 0 6 0 12
Source: [1]
RelativesWally Tittleton (brother)

George Edward Francis Tittleton (8 September 1909 – 12 November 1984) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.[1] His brother, Wally, also played rugby league for New Zealand.

Playing career

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Tittleton played for the Ngaruawahia Panthers and Taupriri, and represented South Auckland.[2] In 1935 he played for Auckland Province against the touring Australian side.[3] He played in three test matches for the New Zealand national rugby league team, one in 1935 against Australia and two in 1936 against Great Britain.[1]

In 1936 Tittleton, along with his brother Wally, joined the Richmond club in the Auckland Rugby League.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ In Touch nzrl.co.nz, October 2011
  3. ^ a b Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.