James Stewart (rugby union)

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James Stewart
Birth nameJames Douglas Stewart
Date of birth(1890-10-03)3 October 1890
Place of birth Kaiapoi, New Zealand
Date of death5 May 1973(1973-05-05) (aged 82)
Place of death Whangārei, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1910–1915 City ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1910–1915 Auckland 29 (42)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1913 New Zealand 2 (0)

James Douglas Stewart (3 October 1890 – 5 May 1973) [1] [2] [3] was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks in 1913. His position of choice was wing.

Career

Although born in Kaiapoi, Stewart played for the City club in Whangārei.

He mainly played as a centre. [4]

He represented Auckland between 1910 and 1915.

His two All Black test matches came as a result of two tours being made at once, the All Blacks tour of North America (which he was not selected for) and Australia's tour of New Zealand. [5]

Stewart played in two of the three test matches during the tour. Both of which were played on the wing. He did not score any points as an All Black. [4] [5]

Stewart also played for the North Island against the South in 1914, however he wasn't picked to go on the tour of Australia. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "the 1,109 New Zealand ALL BLACKS from 1884 - NATHAN to YOUNG :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy". www.familytreecircles.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "PECK of Taita - Family Tree". ngairedith.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "James Douglas Stewart". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 156. ISBN   0-908570-16-3.
  5. 1 2 3 "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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