Sal Irvine
Birth name | John Gilbert Irvine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 July 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 10 June 1939 | (aged 50)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Queenstown, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Gilbert "Sal" Irvine (1 July 1888 – 10 June 1939) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Irvine represented Otago at a provincial level on 21 occasions either side of World War I, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1914 tour of Australia.[1][2] On that tour, he played in 10 of the 11 matches, including all three internationals.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Death of All Black". Auckland Star. Vol. 70, no. 141. 17 June 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Sal Irvine". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
Categories:
- 1888 births
- 1939 deaths
- Rugby union players from Dunedin
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Otago rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs