George Hart (rugby union)

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George Hart
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Birth nameGeorge Fletcher Hart
Date of birth(1909-02-10)10 February 1909
Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of death3 June 1944(1944-06-03) (aged 35)
Place of death Sora, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
School Waitaki Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing three-quarter
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1928–36 Canterbury 40 (126)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1930–36 New Zealand 11 (21)

George Fletcher Hart passport application (1935) George Fletcher Hart passport application.jpg
George Fletcher Hart passport application (1935)

George Fletcher Hart (10 February 1909 – 3 June 1944) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Hart represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1930 to 1936. He played 35 matches for the All Blacks including 11 internationals, scoring a total of 28 tries. [1]

Educated at Waitaki Boys' High School, where he played in the 1st XV rugby team in 1924 and 1925, Hart was the 1931 New Zealand national 100 yards champion, in a time of 10.4 seconds, although he finished second behind American athlete, George Simpson. [1] [2]

He was selected by the editors of the 1935 Rugby Almanac of New Zealand as one of their 5 players of the year in 1934.

He married Maisie Chambers Harris of Christchurch on 1 April 1937. [3]

Hart served in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II, rising to the rank of captain in the 20th Armoured Regiment. [4] He was killed by a shell on 3 June 1944 during the advance towards Rome after the Battle of Monte Cassino, [1] and was buried at Cassino War Cemetery. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Luxford, Bob. "George Hart". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Hollings, Stephen (January 2015). "National champions 1887–2014" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Green and Hahn riioto. A well-known 'All Blade Rugby footballer, Mr. G.-Hart, was married this'week at St. Barnabas Church, Fcndalton, Chnslchurch, the bride being Miss Maisie Chambers Harris, youngest daughter of the late Mr. George Harris and Mrs. Harris, of Christchurch. Bride and bridegroom are seen after the ceremony. Evening Post (1 April 1937)
  4. ↑ "George Fletcher Hart". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Casualty Details: Hart, George Fletcher". Commonwealth War Graves Commission . Retrieved 10 February 2016.


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