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'''Alvin Kirkland''' is an [[Americans|American]] former [[American football]] and [[rugby league]] player. |
'''Alvin Kirkland''' is an [[Americans|American]] former [[American football]] and [[rugby league]] player. |
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Kirkland was a member of the "American All Stars" rugby league team<ref name="The Sydney Morning Herald - 17 August 2015 - Success of San Francisco 49ers 'rugby player' Jarryd Hayne in NFL is good for NRL">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/success-of-san-francisco-49ers-rugby-player-jarryd-hayne-in-nfl-is-good-for-nrl-20150817-gj0nhz.html|title=Success of San Francisco 49ers 'rugby player' Jarryd Hayne in NFL is good for NRL|last=Walter|first=Brad|date=17 August 2015|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref> a team made up of American [[college football]] players that |
Kirkland was a member of the "American All Stars" rugby league team<ref name="The Sydney Morning Herald - 17 August 2015 - Success of San Francisco 49ers 'rugby player' Jarryd Hayne in NFL is good for NRL">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/success-of-san-francisco-49ers-rugby-player-jarryd-hayne-in-nfl-is-good-for-nrl-20150817-gj0nhz.html|title=Success of San Francisco 49ers 'rugby player' Jarryd Hayne in NFL is good for NRL|last=Walter|first=Brad|date=17 August 2015|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref> a team made up of American [[college football]] players that went on the [[1953 American All Stars tour of Australia and New Zealand]]. None of them had played rugby league before the tour.<ref name="news.com.au - 1 September 2015 - USA Tomahawks: A brief history of American rugby league">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/usa-tomahawks-a-brief-history-of-american-rugby-league/news-story/6622215d37182e212ed80d4cf14e85fd|title=USA Tomahawks: A brief history of American rugby league|last=Campton|first=Nick|date=1 September 2015|work=[[news.com.au]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref> Kirkland returned to Australia in 1956, and played all regular season matches for the [[Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club]] in [[1956 NSWRFL season|that year's New South Wales Rugby Football League season]].<ref name="The Guardian - 23 December 2017 - Will new rugby league clubs in the US and Canada pick up college footballers?">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/no-helmets-required/2017/dec/22/rugby-league-nfl-college-football-us|title=Will new rugby league clubs in the US and Canada pick up college footballers?|last=Willacy|first=Gavin|date=23 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|accessdate=30 April 2022}}</ref> |
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Alvin Kirkland is an American former American football and rugby league player. Kirkland was a member of the "American All Stars" rugby league team[1] a team made up of American college football players that went on the 1953 American All Stars tour of Australia and New Zealand. None of them had played rugby league before the tour.[2] Kirkland returned to Australia in 1956, and played all regular season matches for the Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club in that year's New South Wales Rugby Football League season.[3]
References
- ^ Walter, Brad (17 August 2015). "Success of San Francisco 49ers 'rugby player' Jarryd Hayne in NFL is good for NRL". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Campton, Nick (1 September 2015). "USA Tomahawks: A brief history of American rugby league". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Willacy, Gavin (23 December 2013). "Will new rugby league clubs in the US and Canada pick up college footballers?". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 30 April 2022.