Alexander Pringle (rugby union)
Date of birth | 9 November 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 February 1973 | (aged 73)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Public servant[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Pringle (9 November 1899 – 21 February 1973) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward or lock, Pringle represented Wellington at a provincial level. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, against the touring New South Wales team in 1923.[2]
Pringle died in Christchurch on 21 February 1973,[2] and was buried at the Ruru Lawn Cemetery.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Nugget Pringle". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1973 deaths
- Rugby union players from Wellington City
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Wellington rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union locks
- Burials at Ruru Lawn Cemetery
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs