Lyn Weston

Lyn Weston
Birth name	Lynley Herbert Weston
Date of birth	1 September 1892
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death	2 November 1963 (aged 71)
Place of death	Whangārei, New Zealand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	First five-eighth
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1912–14; 1921–22	Auckland ; North Auckland
International career
Years	Team
1914	New Zealand

Last updated August 28, 2024

Lynley Herbert Weston (1 September 1892 – 2 November 1963) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

Early life

Weston was born in Auckland in 1892 to Stephen James Weston. He had two brothers and three sisters. His elder brother, Stan Weston, also played rugby union.^[2]

Playing career

A five five-eighth, Weston represented Auckland and North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1914 tour of Australia. However, hampered by injury, he only played in one match on that tour, against Queensland.^[3]

Later life

During World War I, Weston served with the New Zealand Field Engineers in Egypt between 1915 and 1916, rising to the rank of corporal. He was invalided back to New Zealand in 1916 and discharged as medically unfit for service.^[1]

Lyn and Stan Weston were both garage proprietors in Whangārei in the 1930s.^[2] Lyn's son David played representative rugby and cricket for Auckland and was an All Black reserve in 1950.^[3]^[4] Weston died in Whangārei on 2 November 1963, and he was buried in Maunu Cemetery.^[5]

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References

1 2 3 "Weston, Lynley Herbert - WWI 4/1017, WWII 1/20/35 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
1 2 "Link with Far North". The Northern Advocate . 1 November 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
1 2 Neazor, Paul. "Lyn Weston". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
↑ Like father, like son, Northern Advocate , 31 August 1949, p. 10. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
↑ "Cemetery record details". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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[Military_record-1] 1 2 3 "Weston, Lynley Herbert - WWI 4/1017, WWII 1/20/35 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[Link_with_Far_North-2] 1 2 "Link with Far North". The Northern Advocate . 1 November 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[neazor-3] 1 2 Neazor, Paul. "Lyn Weston". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[na31aug49-4] Like father, like son, Northern Advocate , 31 August 1949, p. 10. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[5] "Cemetery record details". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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