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Gerald McKellar (rugby union)

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Rugby player
Gerald McKellar
Birth nameGerald Forbes McKellar
Date of birth(1884-03-02)2 March 1884
Place of birthDuntroon, New Zealand
Date of death16 January 1960(1960-01-16) (aged 75)
Place of deathDunedin, New Zealand
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
Weight74 kg (164 lb)
SchoolOtago Boys' High School
Occupation(s)Customs officer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1905 Hawke's Bay 2 ()
1908–10 Wellington 16 ()
1911–12 Otago 11 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (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.

McKellar died at Dunedin on 16 January 1960, and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ "McKellar, Gerald Forbes - SA 7930, WWI N/N - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  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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