Sydney Shearer

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Sydney Shearer
Birth name Sydney David Shearer
Date of birth(1890-10-23)23 October 1890
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Date of death 18 September 1973(1973-09-18) (aged 82)
Place of death Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) [1]
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Notable relative(s) Jack Shearer
Occupation(s) Plumber [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
All Black No. 245
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1913–14
1920–21
1921–22, 24–30		 Oriental
Selwyn
Poneke		 ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1913–14, 1919–25 Wellington 49 ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1921–22 New Zealand 0 (0)

Sydney "Sid" David Shearer (23 October 1890 – 26 February 1973) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks between 1921 and 1922. His position of choice was hooker.

Rugby union team sport, code of rugby football

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world simply as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts on each try line.

New Zealand national rugby union team mens rugby union team of New Zealand

The New Zealand national rugby union team, called the All Blacks, represents New Zealand in men's rugby union, which is known as the country's national sport. The team has won the last two Rugby World Cups, in 2011 and 2015 as well as the inaugural tournament in 1987.

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Early life and family

Shearer was born in Wellington on 23 October 1890, [2] [3] the son of Alexander Shearer and Mercy Lomas. [4] He had four brothers, including Jack Shearer who was an All Black in 1920, and five sisters [3] [5] [4] He married Irish-born Mary Kelly at Wellington in 1917, and they had four daughters. [6]

Wellington Capital city in New Zealand

Wellington is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand, with 418,500 residents. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the major population centre of the southern North Island, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region, which also includes the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa. Its latitude is 41°17′S, making it the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed.

Jack Douglas Shearer was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks in 1920. His position of choice was Loose Forward.

Rugby union

Shearer started his club career in 1913 at the Oriental club, playing with them for two seasons. After serving during World War I, he moved to the Selwyn club (where his brother Jack was playing) and played between 1919 and 1920. His last and more notable years came from representing the Poneke club between 1921 and 1930. [3] [5] Initially a wing-forward, Shearer eventually switched to the middle of the front row as a hooker. [3] [5]

World War I 1914–1918 global war originating in Europe

World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars", it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the 1918 influenza pandemic caused another 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide.

Shearer made his debut for New Zealand against the 1921 New South Wales tourists. He toured New South Wales the next season playing all in five games. He played a further two more matches at home after the tour. Although he played eight matches for the All Blacks, he did not appear in a test match. He scored one try (3 points) in his All Black career. [3] [5] [7]

The 1922 New Zealand tour rugby to New South Wales was the tenth tour by the New Zealand national team to Australia.

Military service

Shearer enlisted in March 1917, serving with the 29th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers in France as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. He was discharged in August 1919. [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

The New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) was the title of the military forces sent from New Zealand to fight alongside other British Empire and Dominion troops during World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945). Ultimately, the NZEF of World War I became known as the First New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The NZEF of World War II was known as the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF).

Death

Shearer died in Wellington on 26 February 1973, [2] and was buried at Karori Cemetery. [8]

Karori Cemetery

Karori Cemetery is New Zealand's second largest cemetery, located in the Wellington suburb of Karori.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Sydney David Shearer". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Knight, Lindsay. "Sydney Shearer". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Descendants of Mercy Lomas". RootsWeb.com. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia Of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 147. ISBN   0-908570-16-3.
  6. ↑ "Descendants of Sydney David Shearer". RootsWeb.com. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Mori, Naohiko. "Sid Shearer - Player Profile". Oval Planet - All about world rugby football. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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