Allan Wiles
{{short description|New Zealand international rugby league player & cricketer (1920-2008)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Allan Wiles
| image =
| fullname = Allan Victor Wiles
| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|9|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|5|31|1920|9|29|df=yes}}
| death_place = Auckland, New Zealand
| height =
| weight =
| position = {{rlp|CE}}
| club1 = Mount Albert (ARL)
| year1start = 1945
| year1end =
| appearances1 = 20
| tries1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 21
| teamA = Auckland Pākehā
| yearAstart = 1945
| yearAend =
| appearancesA = 1
| triesA = 1
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 3
| teamB = Auckland
| yearBstart = 1945
| yearBend =
| appearancesB = 3
| triesB = 1
| goalsB = 0
| fieldgoalsB = 0
| pointsB = 3
| teamC = New Zealand
| yearCstart = 1948
| yearCend =
| appearancesC = 1
| triesC = 0
| goalsC = 0
| fieldgoalsC = 0
| pointsC = 0
| updated = 12 August 2023
}}
Allan Victor Wiles (29 September 1920 – 31 May 2008) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and cricketer. He represented New Zealand in rugby league.
Cricket career
Wiles played five first-class matches for Auckland during the 1946/47 season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38845.html|title=Allan Wiles|accessdate=26 June 2016|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{Cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23107/23107.html|title=Allan Wiles|accessdate=26 June 2016|work=Cricket Archive}}
Rugby league career
Wiles played for the Mount Albert club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and also represented Auckland.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-86969-366-4}}.
In 1948, he was named for New Zealand and toured Australia. He played in one of the two test matches, becoming Kiwi #312.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzrl.co.nz/about-us/history/past-kiwis/|title=NZRL - Past Kiwis|access-date=27 September 2016|archive-date=27 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127053836/http://www.nzrl.co.nz/about-us/history/past-kiwis/|url-status=dead}}
In 1951, during the French tour of New Zealand, Wiles was part of the Auckland side that lost to France 10 – 15.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/les-chanticleers-tour-1951/game-23/auckland-vs-france.html|title=Les Chanticleers Tour 1951 Series - Game 23 - Rugby League Project|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|last=Ferguson}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=38845}}
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Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
Category:Auckland rugby league team players
Category:Cricketers from Auckland
Category:Mount Albert Lions players
Category:New Zealand cricketers
Category:New Zealand national rugby league team players
Category:New Zealand rugby league players
Category:New Zealand sportsmen
Category:Rugby league players from Auckland
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