Rugby player
| Birth name | Alexander Marshall Paterson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1885-10-31)31 October 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 July 1933(1933-07-29) (aged 47) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Labourer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Marshall Paterson (31 October 1885 – 29 July 1933) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Paterson represented Otago at a provincial level each side of World War I, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1908 and 1910. He played nine matches for the All Blacks including five internationals.
Paterson collapsed and died suddenly while at a rugby match at Carisbrook on 29 July 1933, and was buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.
References
- ^ "Cemetery details". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Knight, Lindsay. "Sandy Paterson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Obituary: Mr A. M. Paterson". Otago Daily Times. No. 22019. 31 July 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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