William Cummings (rugby union)
Date of birth | 13 March 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Timaru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 28 May 1955 | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Newspaper delivery man[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Cummings (13 March 1889 – 28 May 1955) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Cummings represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913 and 1921. He played three matches for the All Blacks including two internationals, scoring one try.[2]
Cummings died in Christchurch on 28 May 1955,[2] and was buried at Bromley Cemetery.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "William Cummings". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1955 deaths
- Rugby union players from Timaru
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Burials at Bromley Cemetery
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs