Gerald McKellar (rugby union)

Gerald McKellar
Full name Gerald Forbes McKellar
Date of birth (1884-03-02)2 March 1884[1]
Place of birth Duntroon, New Zealand[1]
Date of death 16 January 1960(1960-01-16) (aged 75)
Place of death Dunedin, New Zealand
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 14 in)[1]
Weight 74 kg (164 lb)[1]
School Otago Boys' High School
Occupation(s) Customs officer[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing
Loose forward
New Zealand No. 167
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1905
1908–10
1911–12
Hawke's Bay
Wellington
Otago
2
16
11
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1910 New Zealand 3 (0)

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "McKellar, Gerald Forbes - SA 7930, WWI N/N - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Knight, Lindsay. "Gerald McKellar". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. "Cemetery details". Dunedin CIty Council. Retrieved 16 January 2016.


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