Graham Duncan McMillan "Mike" Gilbert (1 March 1911 – 13 February 2002) was a New Zealand

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footballer. A rugby union fullback, Gilbert represented Buller and West Coast at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, from 1935 to 1936. He played 27 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. He made his début for Buller as a 19-year-old in 1930. At one point in his career he played a few games as a . Gilbert changed codes at the end of 1937, and travelled to England where he joined rugby league club

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as a in 1938. He returned to New Zealand following the outbreak of World War II in 1939 having become captain of the Bradford side. He was reinstated to rugby union in 1995.

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