Alf Gibbs

Alf Gibbs
Personal information
Born(1920-04-15)15 April 1920
Merewether, NSW, Australia
Died2 December 1983(1983-12-02) (aged 63)
Playing information
PositionFront-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1949–50 Newtown Jets 31 2 0 0 6
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1946–47 New South Wales 9 3 0 0 9
1948–49 Australia 5 1 0 0 3

Alf Gibbs (15 April 1920 – 2 December 1983)[1] was an Australian former rugby league player.

Biography

Raised in Newcastle, Gibbs was the youngest of four rugby league playing brothers, the most famous of which being Kangaroos forward Jim. He played his early rugby league with South Newcastle.[2]

Gibbs represented Australia as a front-rower in five Test matches on the 1948/49 tour of Europe, appearing three times against Great Britain and twice against France.[3]

In 1949 and 1950, Gibbs played first-grade for the Newtown Jets.[4]

Gibbs later coached the Leichhardt Wanderers.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Gibbs, Alfred". nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au.
  2. ^ "Jim Gibbs Retires". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 September 1941. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Gibbs Likely For Balmain". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 March 1951. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Alf Gibbs Joins Newtown Club". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 29 March 1949. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Study form and win big skill prize". The Daily Telegraph. 5 May 1952. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.