Ronald King

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Ron King
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King in the 1930s
Birth nameRonald Russell King
Date of birth(1909-08-19)19 August 1909
Place of birth Waiuta, New Zealand
Date of death10 January 1988(1988-01-10) (aged 78)
Place of death Greymouth, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
School Hokitika District High School
Occupation(s)Hotelkeeper [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1928–1945 West Coast ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1934–1938 New Zealand 13 (0)

Ronald Russell King (19 August 1909 – 10 January 1988) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

Ronald Russell King passport application (1935) Ronald Russell King passport application.jpg
Ronald Russell King passport application (1935)

King was born in 1909, and he received his education at Hokitika District High School. [2] A lock, King represented West Coast at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1934 to 1938. He played 42 matches for the All Blacks including 13 internationals. He captained the side in the three tests against South Africa in 1937. Between 1957 and 1960 King was a New Zealand selector. [3]

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References

  1. Electoral district of Westland. Greymouth. 1957. p. 149.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "King to Retire". Auckland Star . Vol. LXVIII, no. 222. 18 September 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. Luxford, Bob. "Ron King". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

See also

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