Gerald McKellar (rugby union)
Birth name | Gerald Forbes McKellar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 2 March 1884||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Duntroon, New Zealand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 16 January 1960 | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (164 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Otago Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Customs officer[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerald Forbes McKellar (2 March 1884 – 16 January 1960) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing and loose forward, McKellar represented Hawke's Bay, Wellington, and Otago at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1910 tour of Australia, playing in five matches, including all three internationals.[2]
McKellar died at Dunedin on 16 January 1960,[2] and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "McKellar, Gerald Forbes - SA 7930, WWI N/N - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Gerald McKellar". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Cemetery details". Dunedin CIty Council. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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- 1884 births
- 1960 deaths
- People educated at Otago Boys' High School
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Hawke's Bay rugby union players
- Wellington rugby union players
- Otago rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
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- Burials at Andersons Bay Cemetery
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs