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Herbert R. 'Herb' 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 3 Tests in 1910 and the Kangaroos in 7 Tests from 1911 to 1920, his last two as Captain. The captain-coach of the St. George Dragons club in their inaugural season, he is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century〔( Century's Top 100 Players )〕 His sons, Herb Gilbert, Jr and Jack Gilbert were also notable rugby league footballers. ==Rugby union career== He was born in Gulgong, New South Wales and moved to Sydney, playing rugby union in the South Sydney district. Gilbert was selected for New South Wales in 1910 against Queensland and then the New Zealand Māori. That same year he made his Wallaby Test debut playing in all three Tests against the All Blacks in 1910 in which the Wallabies were undefeated. Tall and powerful for his era, Gilbert stood at 6 ft (182 cm) he weighed (86 kg), and reputedly played his best football in the big games. He played Rugby Union for Metropolitan, New South Wales and Australia. He made his debut for New South Wales in 1910, aged 22, he played against Queensland and the New Zealand Native's Team. Gilbert learnt his football in the South Sydney District and went into the NSW and Australian teams in 1910 after ‘Dally’ Messenger defected to league. The pro-Rugby Union press boasted Gilbert was a greater asset to the Union than Dally Messenger had ever been. Gilbert played twice for NSW in 1910, in his first season of representative football, figuring prominently in matches against Queensland and the NZ Maoris, and won a place in all three internationals against New Zealand, who won the series, played over only eight days, by two tests to one. First representation for Australia – Rugby Union Herb Gilbert played three Tests for Australia – all against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1910, scoring two tries in the 2nd test and one in the third. 1st Test – 25 June 1910 against New Zealand Australia 0 New Zealand (All Blacks ) 6 at Sydney Cricket Ground 2nd Test – 27 June 1910 against NZ Australia 11 All Blacks 0 Gilbert 2 Tries 3rd Test against NZ Australia 13 All Blacks 28 Gilbert I Try Herb Gilbert was a fine winger for Australia he is remembered for his role in Australia’s win over New Zealand in the 2nd test in 1910. He scored two of Australia’s three tries with strong, hard running, positioning himself well at the end of sustained passing rushes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herb Gilbert」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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