Rex Pickering
Full name | Ernest Arthur Rex Pickering | ||
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Date of birth | 23 November 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Te Kuiti, New Zealand | ||
Date of death | 5 July 2016 79) | (aged||
Place of death | Cambridge, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||
School | Nelson College | ||
Occupation(s) | Finance manager[1] | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Loose forward Lock | ||
New Zealand No. | 589 | ||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1955-65 | Waikato | 104 | |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1957–60 | New Zealand | 3 | (0) |
Ernest Arthur Rex Pickering (23 November 1936 – 5 July 2016) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward and lock, Pickering represented Waikato at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1957 to 1960. He played 21 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.[2] He was described as the Sonny Bill Williams of his time.[3]
Pickering was educated at Nelson College from 1953 to 1954.[4] He died in Cambridge on 5 July 2016.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Waikato: Electoral District 76. Hamilton: Registrar of Electors. 1981. p. 81.
- ↑ Waikato RFU. "Rex Pickering". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ AARON GOILE (6 July 2016). "Former All Black and Waikato rugby great Rex Pickering dies". Stuff. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
- ↑ Goile, Aaron (7 July 2016). "Former All Black and Waikato rugby great Rex Pickering dies". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ernest Pickering death notice". New Zealand Herald. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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