Herbert Theodore Lilburne (16 March 1908 – 12 June 1976) was a New Zealand dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached rugby union in the 1940s.

Herb Lilburne played representative level rugby union (RU) for New Zealand, South Island, North Island, Canterbury and Wellington, and at club level for Marist Albion RFC, as a Fullback, Centre, or Fly-half.

Lilburne was not selected for the 1935 tour of Britain and he switched to rugby league.

He played representative level rugby league for New Zealand and Wellington as a winger,[5][1] Lilburne won a cap for New Zealand (RL) in the 8–29 defeat by Australia at Carlaw Park on 2 October 1935.

[6] He lived his later years in Dunedin and after having been reinstated from rugby league in the World War II amnesty, Lilburne coached club level rugby union for the Zingari-Richmond Rugby Club.