Con McCarthy (rugby league)

For the Australian rules footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s for Collingwood, and Footscray, see Con McCarthy.

Con McCarthy
Personal information
Full nameCornelius McCarthy
Born(1894-01-14)14 January 1894
Port Ahuriri, Napier, New Zealand[1]
Died5 November 1968(1968-11-05) (aged 74)
Masterton, New Zealand
Playing information
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (155 lb)[1]
PositionStand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–20 Ahuriri 13 2 7 0 20
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–22 Hawke's Bay 5 2 4 0 14
1919–21 New Zealand 11 0 0 0 0
1919 New Zealand XIII 1 0 0 0 0
1920 Rest of New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
1920 North Island 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

Cornelius "Con" McCarthy (14 January 1894 – 5 November 1968) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand, and Hawke's Bay, as a stand-off.[2][3][4][5]

International and representative honours

McCarthy who was a butcher by trade, represented Hawkes Bay in 1919, playing for them against Auckland at Carlaw Park.[6] He made his debut for New Zealand in the same season on their tour of Australia where no test matches were played. He made 9 appearances on the tour. He then played for New Zealand against an Auckland XIII after their return.[7] He also played in 2 matches for Hawke's Bay against the touring Australian side. Hawke's Bay were soundly beaten on both matches by 67 to 4 (with McCarthy kicking 2 penalties) and 73-7. In 1920 he played for a Rest of New Zealand team against Auckland and his side were hammered 54-0.[8] On August 5, 1920 McCarthy played in the centres for the North Island against the touring England at Napier. He captained the side who went down 46-5.

Military service

McCarthy briefly served as a lance corporal in F Company, New Zealand Expeditionary Force in 1916, but was discharged after three months as being medically unfit for service. He did not travel overseas or see active service.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "McCarthy, Cornelius – WW1 30259 – Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Past Kiwis → M at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Representative Match/Auckland V Hawke's Bay". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVI, no. 17235. 11 August 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Touring Team V Auckland/Trial Game Before Selectors/Win for Traveller Players". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVI, no. 17247. 25 August 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  8. ^ "A Decisive Defeat/Under Ugly Conditions/Auckland 54, Southern Reps Nil". Auckland Star. Vol. LI, no. 150. 24 June 1920. p. 8. Retrieved 10 August 2019.