Larry Savage (rugby union)

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Larry Savage
Birth nameLawrence Theodore Savage
Date of birth(1928-02-17)17 February 1928
Place of birth Nelson, New Zealand
Date of death27 September 2013(2013-09-27) (aged 85)
Place of death Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
School Nelson College
University Canterbury University College
Occupation(s)Civil engineer [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-back
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1947–50 Canterbury 18 ()
1952–53 Wellington 12 ()
1955–56 Bush 14 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1949 New Zealand 3 (0)

Lawrence Theodore Savage (17 February 1928 – 27 September 2013) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A half-back, Savage represented Canterbury (while a student at Canterbury University College), [2] Wellington and Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1949. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. [3]

Savage was educated at Nelson College from 1941 to 1945. [4] He died in 2013. [5] He died in Lower Hutt on 27 September 2013, [3] and his ashes were buried at Taitā Lawn Cemetery. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Pencarrow: Electoral District 56. Wainuiomata: Registrar of Electors. 1981. p. 81.
  2. ↑ "Larry Savage: Gritty 1949 All Black dies" . Retrieved 31 May 2022– via PressReader.
  3. 1 2 Knight, Lindsay. "Larry Savage". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
  5. ↑ "Sporting stars gone but not forgotten in 2013". Stuff.co.nz. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Record Details: Lawrence Theodore SAVAGE". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 24 February 2019.


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