Alf Gibbs Explained

Alf Gibbs
Birth Date:15 April 1920
Birth Place:Merewether, NSW, Australia
Position:Front-row
Teama:New South Wales
Yearastart:1946
Yearaend:47
Appearancesa:9
Triesa:3
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:9
Teamb:Australia
Yearbstart:1948
Yearbend:49
Appearancesb:5
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:3
Club1:Newtown Jets
Year1start:1949
Year1end:50
Appearances1:31
Tries1:2
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:6

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gibbs, Alfred . nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au.
  2. News: Jim Gibbs Retires . . 15 September 1941 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Gibbs Likely For Balmain . . 6 March 1951 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Alf Gibbs Joins Newtown Club . . 29 March 1949 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Study form and win big skill prize . . 5 May 1952 . 9 . National Library of Australia.