Edwin Abbott (rugby league)

Edwin Frederick Abbott (9 November 1908 – 3 May 1976) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1930 and 1932.

Edwin Abbott

Personal information
Full name	Edwin Frederick Abbott
Born	9 November 1908 Dominion of New Zealand
Died	3 May 1976(1976-05-03) (aged 67) Ngāruawāhia, New Zealand
Playing information
Weight	9 st 3 lb (129 lb; 59 kg)
Position	Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1926–32 Ngaruawahia 39 17 8 0 67 1933 Richmond Rovers 20 3 0 0 9 Total 59 20 8 0 76 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1926–32 Lower Waikato 6 1 0 0 3 1926–32 South Auckland 15 4 0 0 12 1928–32 Waikato Trial 8 0 0 0 0 1930 NZ Probables 1 0 0 0 0 1931 North Island 1 2 0 0 6 1930–32 New Zealand 15 (2) 8 (1) 0 0 24 (3) 1932 New Zealand XIII 1 0 0 0 0 1933 B Team (AKL Trial) 1 1 0 0 3
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Abbott was the nephew of 1905 All Black Harold Abbott and the uncle of Bill Deacon, a Kiwi from 1965 to 1971.

Playing career

From the Ngaruawahia Panthers club, Abbott represented South Auckland and the North Island. In 1930 he was selected for the New Zealand tour of New South Wales, playing in both matches against New South Wales and scoring three tries against Sydney Metropolis.

He played for South Auckland against both the 1928 and 1932 touring Great Britain Lions. In 1932 he played for New Zealand in two tests against Great Britain, scoring one try. In 1933 he moved to Auckland to join the Richmond Rovers club to play in the Auckland Rugby League competition joining Bert Cooke, the All Black who had joined Richmond the season prior.