Dick Stewart (rugby union)

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Dick Stewart
Birth nameDavid Taylor Stewart
Date of birth(1871-01-24)24 January 1871
Place of birth Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
Date of death1 August 1931(1931-08-01) (aged 60)
Place of death Orari, New Zealand
Occupation(s)Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1890–96 South Canterbury 15 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1894 New Zealand 0 (0)

David Taylor "Dick" Stewart (24 January 1871 – 1 August 1931) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Stewart represented South Canterbury at a provincial level, making 15 appearances for the team between 1890 and 1896. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, against New South Wales at Lancaster Park in Christchurch. [1]

Born at Pigeon Bay on Banks Peninsula on 24 January 1871, [1] Stewart moved with his family to Orari in South Canterbury when he was six months old. He was educated at Winchester and Orari Schools, and was active in the Presbyterian church in the district throughout his life. [2] He married Edith Grace Bates in 1898, and the couple had two sons, [2] including Doug Stewart, who played 28 matches for South Canterbury between 1921 and 1927 and was a New Zealand triallist in 1927. [1] Dick Stewart died at his farm, "Birchbank", at Orari on 1 August 1931, [1] [2] and was buried at Temuka Cemetery. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Knight, Lindsay. "Dick Stewart". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Obituary: Mr David T. Stewart". The Press. 13 August 1931. p. 13. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. "Cemetery search". Timaru District Council. Retrieved 24 January 2016.