Tony Gordon (rugby)

Tony Gordon
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Ralph Gordon
Born1948/1949
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Died25 March 2012 (aged 63)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
King Country
Rugby league
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Maritime
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Bay of Plenty
1975 New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Central (BOPRL)
1993–94 London Crusaders
1994–95 Hull F.C.
Total 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
19??–86 Bay of Plenty
Northern Districts
1987–89 New Zealand 13 7 0 6 54
1991–92 Bay of Plenty
Source: [1][2]

Anthony Ralph "Tank" Gordon[3] (c. 1948/49 – 25 March 2012) was a New Zealand rugby league and rugby union footballer and coach who represented the New Zealand Kiwis in the 1975 World Cup and coached them to the 1988 World Cup final.[1][2] He was known for his strong kick[4]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ GORDON, Anthony Ralph 1975 – Kiwi #526 Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  4. ^ CircleSoft. "Tony Tank Gordon: The life of a sporting legend". McLeods Booksellers. Retrieved 17 August 2020.