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15 june 2012 1991 -lrb- aged 86 -rrb- canterbury 05 january 1905 11 1930 67 101 leeds , west yorkshire , england marist -lrb- christchurch -rrb- wigan keighley bradford 1 35 bramley ted spillane edmund timothy spillane dunedin , new zealand 32 dominion xiii -lsb- http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/all.html rugbyleagueproject.org -rsb- yes yes wg ce so-fe sh-hb ted spillane

ted spillane

edmund timothy `` ted '' spillane -lrb- 5 january 1905 -- 1991 -rrb- was a new zealand professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s , and coach of the 1930s .
he played at representative level for dominion xiii , and canterbury , and at club level for marist , and the english clubs wigan , keighley , and bradford northern -lrb- captain -rrb- , as a , or , i.e. number 2 or 5 , 3 or 4 , 6 , or 7 , and coaching at club level for bradford northern -lrb- assistant -rrb- , and bramley , he died in leeds .
spillane played in canterbury 's 26-66 defeat by auckland in the 1928 new zealand rugby league season northern union cup in auckland .
having become a well-known player and five-eighth for the marist senior team , he signed on with english club wigan in october 1929 .
spillane played in dominion xiii 's 6-3 victory over france at stadium municipal , toulouse on sunday 21 march 1937 .
spillane married edith coyle in bradford in 1938 .
he worked as an assistant coach at bradford before being appointed bramley 's head coach .
