Sam Gemmell

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Sam Gemmell
Birth nameSamuel William Gemmell
Date of birth(1896-08-28)28 August 1896
Place of birthMohaka, New Zealand
Date of death28 June 1970(1970-06-28) (aged 73)
Place of deathWairoa, New Zealand
School
Te Aute College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Hooker
All Black No. 265
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1921–31 Hawke's Bay 74 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1922–29
1923		 New Zealand Māori
New Zealand		 57
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Samuel William Gemmell (28 August 1896 – 28 June 1970) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Gemmell represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, out of position at hooker against New South Wales at Dunedin.[1]

Affiliating to Ngāti Pāhauwera, Gemmell played 57 matches for New Zealand Māori between 1922 and 1929, making him the most capped player for that team.[1][2] He served as a private with the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion during World War I,[3] and was selected by ballot to represent Māori returned soldiers as part of the New Zealand military contingent to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.[4] During World War II he served in New Zealand with the Territorial Force.[3]

His uncle, Ben Gemmell, was a New Zealand Māori representative between 1914 and 1921.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Knight, Lindsay. "Sam Gemmell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. ^ Mulholland, Malcolm (2009). Beneath the Māori Moon. Wellington: Huia. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-86969-305-3.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Samuel William Gemmell". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. ^ "For coronation". Auckland Star. 24 February 1937. p. 13. Retrieved 28 August 2015.


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