Innes Finlayson

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Innes Finlayson
All Blacks Souvenir Book, 1928 (Innes Finlayson) (cropped).jpg
Date of birth(1899-07-04)4 July 1899
Place of birth Maungaturoto, New Zealand
Date of death29 January 1980(1980-01-29) (aged 80)
Place of death Whangārei, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolMaungaturoto School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1920, 23–27, 29
1921		 Kamo
Maungakaramea		 ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1920, 23–27, 29 North Auckland ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1925–30 New Zealand 6 (0)

Innes "Bunny" Finlayson (4 July 1899 – 29 January 1980) [1] [2] was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the national team, the All Blacks, between 1925 and 1930. His position of choice was flanker.

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Born in Maungaturoto in 1899, Finlayson was educated at Maungaturoto School. [3] He died in Whangārei in 1980, [4] and was buried at Maunu Cemetery. [5]

Career

He made his first-class debut in North Auckland's first ever match, against South Island Country in 1920 at Kensington Park, Whangarei. He scored the first try in the union's history playing as a wing three-quarter. [4] [6]

Finlayson was selected as a loose forward for the 1925 New Zealand tour of Australia, his weight was listed at 15 st (95 kg) and height at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m). Considered an in-form player Finlayson played in all six tour matches. He was later selected for the 1928 tour of South Africa where he played in all four test matches. In total he played 36 matches for the All Blacks with six of them being test matches. Although he scored no points in test matches, he totalled 35 points (11 tries, 1 conversion) in games for the All Blacks. [3] [4]

Finlayson served as a North Auckland selector from 1933 to 1935 and 1939 to 1940. [3] [4]

Family

Other members of Finlayson's family were also prominent in rugby union. Three of his brothers, "Bain", "Tote" and Angus represented North Auckland in the 1920s. Another brother, Jack, was the North Auckland RFU president for the 1950 season, while another, Callum, played for Otago between 1927 and 1930. Angus also represented Auckland for a decade between 1924 and 1934. [3] [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ "PECK of Taita - Family Tree". ngairedith.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 61. ISBN   0-908570-16-3.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Luxford, Bob. "Bunny Finlayson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cemetery record details". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "History - Northland Rugby Union". Northland Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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