Herb Gilbert

Herb Gilbert

Personal information
Born	Herbert Richmond Gilbert (1888-09-18)18 September 1888[1] Gulgong, New South Wales[1]
Died	5 January 1972(1972-01-05) (aged 83)[1] Bexley, New South Wales
Playing information
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	13 st 7 lb (86 kg)
Rugby union
Position	wing,[1] Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P South Sydney RU Club Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1910[1] Wallabies 3 9 1910 New South Wales
Rugby league
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1911–12 South Sydney 23 0 0 0 24 1912–15 Hull FC 0 0 0 0 0 1915 South Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 1916 Eastern Suburbs 14 0 0 0 18 1917–20 Western Suburbs 50 0 0 0 69 1921 St George 8 1 0 0 3 Total 95 1 0 0 114 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1911–20 New South Wales 8 9 1911–20 Australia 7 8
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1921–24 St George 48 12 2 34 25
As of 10 April 2021
Occupation	Railways
Children	Herb Gilbert, Jack Gilbert, Bob Gilbert
Relatives	Sam Gilbert (great grandson) Larry Davidson (great grandson)

Herbert R. Gilbert (18 September 1888 – 5 January 1972) was an Australian rugby league and rugby union player – a dual-code international. He represented the Wallabies in three Tests in 1910 and the Kangaroos in seven Tests from 1911 to 1920, his last two as captain. The captain-coach of the St. George Dragons club in Sydney in their inaugural season, he is considered one of Australia's finest footballers of the 20th century.^[2] His sons, Herb Gilbert, Jr and Jack Gilbert were also notable rugby league footballers.