Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- James Gibbs
- Born
- Friday, 9th April, 1909
- Died
- 1993
- Place Of Birth
- Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Australia 1935
- Interstate Series
- 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Alf Gibbs
- Jack Gibbs
Biography
Souths Newcastle prop, the veteran of 24 interstate matches during the 1930s, first represented Australia on the 1933-34 Kangaroo Tour. Gibbs also toured NZ with Dave Brown’s Australian team in 1935 before making a second Kangaroo Tour in 1937-38. He played in four Tests on tour – two against NZ on the Kangaroos’ first port of call and two against Great Britain. The veteran forward came to C’bury in 1940 and took his place in the team beaten by Easts in the premiership final, 24-14.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 24 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 70.83% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 40 | 15 | - | - | 45 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 52.50% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Newcastle Firsts (AU) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.29% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 6 | 25 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 64.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 12 | 4 | 5 | - | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Maher Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 88 | 29 | 5 | - | 97 | 64 | 56 | 2 | 72.73% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1933-35, 1937 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1931, 1933-38 | 33 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Newcastle (AU) | 1934, 1936-37 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Northern Division | 1934 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Northern NSW | 1934 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1934 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Southern Division | 1935 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Seconds | 1939 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1931-1939 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 64.29% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1940 | 12 | 4 | 5 | - | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Canterbury | 1940 | 12 | 4 | 5 | - | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Jason Ganter, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, Neil Pollock
Your Say
21/03/2019
Thank you for compiling stats about my great uncle Jim,
Much appreciated.
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