Education
Ifwersen attended both Street John"s College and Auckland Grammar.
rugby league player rugby union player
Ifwersen attended both Street John"s College and Auckland Grammar.
In 1912 he represented Auckland in provincial matches. He played for Auckland before representing his club and made the 1913 New Zealand tour of Australia. He also played for the North Shore club
With the outbreak of I, Ifwersen joined the military and served for the duration of the war.
After the War Ifwersen returned to New Zealand and again made the New Zealand side. He captained the Kiwis against the 1920 Great Britain Lions tourists.
Ifwersen also captained the side in four Test matches in 1919. In 1921 Ifwersen switched codes, playing rugby union.
He immediately returned to the representative team, captaining the combined Auckland-North Auckland side against South Africa in his first game back and scoring the only try.
Ifwersen played in one test match for the All Blacks during the 1921 South Africa tour of the country. Ifwersen continued to play for Auckland between 1922 and 1938. Ifwersen died in Auckland on 19 May 1967, having suffered considerably from football injuries during his old age.
Ifwersen was inducted into the New Zealand Rugby League"s Legends of League in 2000.
He was the first New Zealander to represent his country in rugby league before rugby union.