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Auckland Rugby League's (ARL) Board of Gibbons played
Directors is pleased to announce that Rugby League
Gordon Gibbons has been elected as a through the grades for
Director, effective from Monday 25 January Manukau, making his premier debut in 1975.
2016. He served as both a coach and manager, and
The position became vacant due to the refereed for four years before taking the role
election of Wayne Urquhart as chairman in of operations manager at Auckland Rugby
November 2015. The term is for one year League in 2006.
ending in November 2016. He also managed the Kiwis for 58 tests.
"I am very excited about the opportunity to In 2014 he moved to take up his current role
once again work with the Rugby League at the Vodafone Warriors as corporate sales
clubs in Auckland in my new role as a manager and was awarded the NZRL
director on the Board," says Gibbons. Distinguished Services Medal at the 2015
"I have been involved in the game all my life NZRL Awards held this month.
and to be elected by the clubs to represent
them at Board level is a great honour.
"I look forward to working with my fellow
Board members, the Auckland Rugby League
staff and of course the clubs in ensuring that
the strong growth of the game continues."
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