Charles James Riddell (10 March 1930 – 26 February 2012) is a New Zealand

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player who represented

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in the 1957 World Cup.

Playing career

Riddell played in the

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competition and first represented

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in 1953 against the American All Stars side.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009'', 2009. . He was first selected for the 1955 series against

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and toured Great Britain and France later that year.RIDDELL, Charles James – 1955 – 57
''nzleague.co.nz'' He also toured Australia in 1956 and was part of the 1957 World Cup squad. He played in nine test matches for the Kiwis between 1955 and 1957. In 1960 Riddell was part of the Auckland side that defeated France 14–5 at

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