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Glen Barclay / Punga Pakere
Personal information
Full nameGlenville Te Punga o Te Arawa Barclay
Born(1888-09-06)6 September 1888
Tauranga, New Zealand
Died19 February 1959(1959-02-19) (aged 70)
Playing information
Weight14 st 0 lb (89 kg)
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1910 North Sydney 6 1 0 0 3
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–≥08 New Zealand Māori 1 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]

Glenville Te Punga o Te Arawa Barclay (6 September 1888 – 19 February 1959) (surname Pakere in Māori) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand Māori, and at club level for North Sydney, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[2]

International honours

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Barclay represented New Zealand Māori on the groundbreaking 1908 New Zealand Māori rugby league tour of Australia.[3][4]

Genealogical information

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Barclay was the brother of the rugby league footballer, Frank Barclay (whose Māori name was Hauāuru Pakere).

References

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  1. ^ "Glen Barclay - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Football". Taranaki Herald. Vol. 54, no. 13666. 23 May 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Native team for Australia". Auckland Star. Vol. 39, no. 118. 18 May 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 1 May 2022.