Wilfred Brimble
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| Full name | Wilfred Pierrepont Brimble | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 16, 1913 Honolulu, United States |
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| Died | 1999 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wilfred Pierrepont Brimble (November 16, 1913 – 1999) is a United States rugby league player who represented his country.
Brimble was one of seven brothers, who all shared middle name Pierrepont. Two of his other brothers, Edward and Walter, also represented New Zealand.
Born in Honolulu, Brimble had an English father and a Bantu mother. The family moved to Onehunga, New Zealand in 1914.
Brimble played for the Manukau club. Despite being of African origin, Brimble was selected for, and played for, the New Zealand Māori side.
Brimble toured Australia with the New Zealand Kiwis in 1938, however the side played in no test matches.
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