Charles Quaid

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Charles Quaid
Birth nameCharles Edward Quaid
Date of birth(1908-08-17)17 August 1908
Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of death18 December 1984(1984-12-18) (aged 76)
Place of death Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Occupation(s)Shopkeeper [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1931 Canterbury 3 ()
1932–34 Wellington 9 ()
1935–39 Otago 41 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1938 New Zealand 2 (0)

Charles Edward Quaid (17 August 1908 – 18 December 1984) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Quaid represented Canterbury, Wellington, and Otago at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1938 tour of Australia on which he played four matches, including two internationals. [2]

Quaid died at Upper Hutt on 18 December 1984, [2] and was buried at Akatarawa Cemetery. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cemetery record". Upper Hutt City Council. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Knight, Lindsay. "Charles Quaid". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 December 2015.


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