Gordon Campbell (rugby league)

[3] He ultimately played 12 matches for Richmond and was a part of the Roope Rooster winning team on October 16 when they defeated Devonport United 16–15 in the final.

[4] Remarkably after just 6 games he was named as a reserve for Auckland's match against New Zealand on July 31 but he was not required to take the field.

[5] Then he was named in the Auckland squad to train for their match with Canterbury on August 28 after hooker Alf Townsend withdrew from the side.

Alf Townsend had withdrawn from the City side which meant they were without a recognised hooker and Campbell repeatedly won possession for Richmond from the scrums.

[10] Early in the second half however Campbell sustained an injury to his thigh and was carried off and admitted to Auckland Hospital though his condition was reported as “satisfactory”.

[16] In a match report it was said that Devonport “have to hand it to “Stump” Campbell for blocking them in the scrums, though the referee was decidedly lenient towards him, for he frequently swung across before the ball was ever put in”.

[18][19] He was injured again in the Roope Rooster semi final win over Devonport on September 22 and was carried off with an ankle injury.

In the first match it was said that “the visitors gained the ball from the scrums in the early stages, but later on Campbell secured more than his share”.

He played 14 games for Marist and was only picked in the Auckland squad for a match against the New Zealand side which was returning from their tour of Australia.

[31] In a June 6 match against the same opponents he was carried off on a stretcher said to “be badly hurt” and taken to Auckland Hospital though he was released to return home the same day.

[36] The match was played on Carlaw Park on August 15 and saw the North Island side run out 52-23 winners.

[38] Campbell was then selected in the Auckland squad to play against Northland but he did not make the match day side.

The combined side defeated the tourists 14-13 before a crowd of 15,000 at Carlaw Park with Campbell's hooking described as “praiseworthy” as he won a lot of possession.

[41][42] In 1932 Campbell made 12 appearances for Marist including a 28-8 Roope Rooster final win over City Rovers.

[48] Campbell's display was good enough to gain him selection in the New Zealand team for the second test at Monica Park in Christchurch on August 13.

Of the scrums it was said that England “used every ounce of their weight when called upon, and occasionally robbed New Zealand of their advantage of very fast hooking.

England had used the huge weight advantage to push New Zealand back in almost every first half scrum but in the second “Campbell managed to get a fair share of the ball”.

They did however easily beat the touring St George side by 25 points to 11 before 13,000 at Carlaw Park on September 30.

[54] It was the first year that he was regularly picked in the Auckland side after only having made 3 appearances in total in the previous 2 seasons.

The players concerned were Campbell, along with Charles Dunne, Des Herring, Wilf Hassan, the 3 Schultz brothers (including Len and Bill), and Claude List.

It was found legally essential to hold the annual meeting over again in order to correct previous unconstitutional procedure.

Apparently this caused the eight players mentioned to attempt to embarrass the club by adopting an attitude of passive resistance.

Indeed, Campbell was to play in their first ever first grade match in a round 1 Roope Rooster clash with Ponsonby on August 18 at Carlaw Park.