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Haurongo: Cooke, Albert Edward

Cooke compares himself with later, bigger rugby players

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Hear Bert Cooke interviewed in the 1960s, discussing his weight by comparison with later, heavier rugby players. He recalls the sending off of Cyril Brownlie in the 1925 England test. (3 min 10 sec)

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Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: T377

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T. P. McLean. 'Cooke, Albert Edward', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/127/cooke-compares-himself-with-later-bigger-rugby-players (accessed 4 June 2026).