George Mehrtens
Birth name | George Martin Mehrtens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 February 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rangiora, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 30 August 1954 | (aged 47)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Rangiora, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Christchurch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Andrew Mehrtens (grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Carpenter[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Martin Mehrtens (5 February 1907 – 30 August 1954) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Mehrtens represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1928. He played three matches for the All Blacks but did not play any full internationals.[2]
References[]
- ^ Electoral District of Hurunui: General Roll of Persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1954. p. 158.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "George Mehrtens". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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- 1907 births
- 1954 deaths
- Canterbury rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- People educated at Christchurch Boys' High School
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Rugby union players from Rangiora
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs