Peter McDonnell (rugby union)

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Peter McDonnell
Birth namePeter McDonnell
Date of birthc.1874
Place of birth Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of death24 May 1950
Place of deathWanganui, New Zealand
School Wanganui High School
Te Aute College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Three-quarter
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1893 Te Aute ()
1895 Caledonian ()
1894, 96, 98, 1900 Wanganui ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1893, 95 Hawke's Bay 2 ()
1894, 96, 98, 1900 Wanganui 9 (12)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1896 New Zealand 0 (0)

Peter McDonnell (c.1874– 24 May 1950) [1] [2] was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks in 1896. His position of choice was wing three-quarter. McDonnell did not play in any test matches as New Zealand did not play their first until 1903.

Career

Described as "tricky and clever", [3] McDonnell was educated at Wanganui High School and then Te Aute College. [3] McDonnell first played provincially for Hawke's Bay in 1893. The next year he switched to the Wanganui province. He then returned to play for Hawke's Bay in 1895. In 1896 he again represented Wanganui and continued playing in the province until 1900. [3] [4]

It was in 1896, the start of his second stint playing for Wanganui that McDonnell became an All Black. He was called into the team to play Queensland in Wellington after the initial pick, Alfred Wilson, became unable to play because of injury. [3] The game was won 9-0. McDonnell did not score any points in his sole appearance. [4]

Also in 1896, while playing for Wanganui in a 32-0 win over Manawatu, McDonnell became the first player in New Zealand first class history to score four tries in a game. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "the 1,109 New Zealand ALL BLACKS from 1884 - GAGE to MYNOTT :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy". www.familytreecircles.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "PECK of Taita - Family Tree". ngairedith.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 105. ISBN   0-908570-16-3.
  4. 1 2 3 "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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