Rugby player
Birth name | James Joseph Mill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1899-11-19)19 November 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 March 1950(1950-03-29) (aged 50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Gisborne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Napier Boys' High School Nelson College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Sheep farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Joseph Mill (19 November 1899 – 29 March 1950) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback, Mill represented East Coast, Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1923 to 1930. He played 33 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. Of Ngāti Porou descent, Mill played for New Zealand Māori in 1922 and 1923.
References
- ^ Luxford, Bob. "Jimmy Mill". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- Mulholland, Malcolm (2009). Beneath the Māori Moon: An Illustrated History of Māori Rugby. Wellington: Huia. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-86969-305-3.
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