Edward Stewart (rugby union)
Appearance
Birth name | Edward Barrie Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 October 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Milton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 December 1979 | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Timaru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | John McGlashan College Tokomairiro High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Barrie Stewart (29 October 1901 – 13 December 1979) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at Tokomairiro District High School and then John McGlashan College where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1919 and 1921. A Wing three-quarter, Stewart represented Otago andSouthland at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in the final match against the touring New South Wales team in 1923, scoring two tries in the 38–11 win. Stewart did not appear in any internationals.[1]
He died in Timaru on 13 December 1979,[1] and was buried at Timaru Cemetery.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b University of Otago RFC. "Edward Stewart". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Cemetery search". Timaru District Council. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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- 1979 deaths
- People from Milton, New Zealand
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- Burials at Timaru Cemetery
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