Bruce Castle (rugby league)
Bruce Eric Castle is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.[1] Playing careerCastle played for the Ellerslie Eagles. He also represented Auckland and was part of victories over Australia in 1961 and Great Britain in 1962.[2] He played two test matches for the New Zealand national rugby league team, including one as captain.[3] Coaching careerCastle was the player-coach for Turvey Park in Wagga Wagga before coaching the Mangere East Hawks in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[4] Later yearsCastle was a selector for the New Zealand national rugby league team between 1999 and 2001.[5] Personal lifeCastle's wife Marlene is a four-time New Zealand Commonwealth Games lawn bowling representative.[6] Their daughter Raelene is a sports administrator, formerly a chief executive officer of Netball New Zealand and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs[7] then of Rugby Australia since December 2017.[8] References
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