Bert Cook
New Zealand rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach
About Bert Cook
Lived 1923 – 1986 (aged 62). Bert Cook was a New Zealand rugby league player and rugby union player.
Herbert Errol Cook (24 December 1923 – 19 December 1986 ) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force "Kiwis", and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Leeds, Keighley and Dewsbury, as a goal-kicking , and coached club level rugby league (RL) for Keighley and Dewsbury.
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Who was Bert Cook?
New Zealand rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach
When was Bert Cook born?
Bert Cook was born on 24 December 1923 in Wairoa.
When did Bert Cook die?
Bert Cook died on 19 December 1986 in Leeds.
What was Bert Cook's occupation?
Bert Cook was a rugby league player and rugby union player.
What nationality was Bert Cook?
Bert Cook was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bert Cook. https://biography.guide/bert-cook-rugby-league-player/
MLA: "Bert Cook." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bert-cook-rugby-league-player/.
Chicago: "Bert Cook." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bert-cook-rugby-league-player/.
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