Ernest Button

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Ernest Button
Personal information
Full nameErnest Linton Button
BornNew Zealand
Diedunknown
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Canterbury
Rugby league
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914 City (CRL)
1915–19?? Linwood (CRL
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914 Canterbury
1914 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Ernest Linton Button[2] (birth unknown – death unknown) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand.[1]

Playing career

Originally a rugby union player, Button represented Canterbury.[3]

Button switched codes and played for City in the Canterbury Rugby League in 1914.[3] During that season he represented Canterbury and was selected to play for New Zealand in a Test match against the Great Britain Lions. Button later joined Linwood.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ BUTTON, Ernest Linton 1914 – Kiwi #106 Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  3. ^ a b c Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.