George Tittleton

George Edward Francis Tittleton (8 September 1909 – 12 November 1984) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.^[1] His brother, Wally, also played rugby league for New Zealand.

George Tittleton

Personal information
Full name	George Edward Francis Tittleton
Born	(1909-09-08)8 September 1909 Huntly, Waikato, New Zealand
Died	12 November 1984(1984-11-12) (aged 75) New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Wing, Fullback, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1928–30 Ngaruawahia 11 7 3 0 27 1931–35 Taupiri 1 2 1 0 8 1936–38 Richmond 50 25 22 1 121 Total 62 34 26 1 156 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1928–30 South Auckland 6 4 2 0 16 1928–30 Southern/South/Possibles (Waikato Trials) 3 1930 North Island 1 0 0 0 0 1935–37 Auckland Province 3 0 6 0 12 1930 New Zealand 5 (1) 1 0 0 3 1937 Auckland 2 0 6 0 12
Source: [1]
Relatives	Wally Tittleton (brother)

Playing career

Tittleton played for the Ngaruawahia Panthers and Taupriri, and represented South Auckland.^[2] In 1935 he played for Auckland Province against the touring Australian side.^[3] He played in three test matches for the New Zealand national rugby league team, one in 1935 against Australia and two in 1936 against Great Britain.^[1]

In 1936 Tittleton, along with his brother Wally, joined the Richmond club in the Auckland Rugby League.^[3]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. In Touch nzrl.co.nz, October 2011
3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.