Hector Gee
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| Hector Gee in his Australia shirt | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 10 November 1909 Australia | |||||
| Died | 1987 (aged 77–78) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 19??–32 | Tivoli | |||||
| 1932–44 | Wigan | 351 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 219 |
| Leeds | ||||||
| Total | 351 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 219 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1930–32 | Queensland | 10 | ||||
| 1932 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1936 | Dominion XIII | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | British Empire XIII | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 25 April 2012 | ||||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Hector Arthur Gee (10 November 1909 – 1987) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, and 1940s, playing at representative level for Australia (#167), British Empire XIII, and Dominion XIII, and at club level in Australia for Tivoli, and in England for Wigan, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 6, or 7.
Playing career
Australia
Gee played in Ipswich's rugby league competition for the Tivoli club, gaining selection for Queensland in 1930.[1] He then played Scrum-half/Halfback for Australia while at Tivoli in the 6-8 defeat by Great Britain at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday 6 June 1932, scored 2-tries playing alongside Tivoli teammate, Forward Les Heidke in the 15-6 victory over Great Britain at The Gabba, Brisbane on Saturday 18 June 1932, and in the 13-18 defeat by Great Britain at Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday 16 July 1932.
England
Having moved to England to continue his playing career, Gee played Scrum-half/Halfback in Wigan's 30-27 victory over France at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 10 March 1934.[2] He then played Scrum-half/Halfback, in Wigan's 15-3 victory over Salford in the Championship final during the 1933–34 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 28 April 1934.[3]
Gee played Scrum-half/Halfback for Dominion XIII while at Wigan in the 5-8 defeat by France at Stade Buffalo, Paris on Sunday 26 April 1936, and for British Empire XIII while at Wigan in 15-0 victory over France at Stade Buffalo, Paris on Monday 1 November 1937.[4]
Gee played Scrum-half/Halfback in Wigan's 12-21 defeat by Salford in the 1934 Lancashire Cup final during the 1934–35 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 20 October 1934, and played Scrum-half/Halfback in the 10-7 victory over Salford in the 1938 Lancashire Cup final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton, on Saturday 22 October 1938.[5]
Gee played Scrum-half/Halfback in Wigan's 13-9 victory over Dewsbury in the Championship final first-leg during the 1943–44 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 13 May 1944 (Tommy Bradshaw played Scrum-half/Halfback in the second-leg).[6]
References
- ↑ "Queensland Representative Players". qrl.com.au. Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ "1934 Tour Match: Wigan 30 France 27". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "1933-1934 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "1938-1939 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "1943-1944 War Emergency League Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.