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Neville Black
New Zealand international rugby union and league player
Neville Wyatt Black (25 April 1925 – 24 January 2016) was a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player who represented New Zealand in rugby union.
| Birth name | Neville Wyatt Black | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1925-04-25)25 April 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kawakawa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 January 2016(2016-01-24) (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rotorua Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Wool classer Garage proprietor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A rugby union first five-eighth, Black played for Ponsonby RFC. He represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1949 tour of South Africa. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks on that tour, three of them at halfback, including one international.[1]
In 1951 he switched codes, signing for Wigan.[2] He made his début on 22 December 1951.[3] He later also played three matches for the Other Nationalities side in the European Rugby League Championship.[4]
In 1953 he, along with four other Wigan players, signed with Keighley.[5]
He returned to New Zealand in 1957 and played for the Ngongotaha club.[6]
- Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club. "Neville Black". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- New Zealand Rugby League Annual 1996, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 2002. p.53
- "Wigan Warriors Rugby League Fan Site - www.cherryandwhite.co.uk". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- "rachp444, Author at Keighley Rugby League Heritage - Page 5 of 8". Keighley Rugby League Heritage. Retrieved 27 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- Martin, Matthew (25 January 2016). "Passing of 'fun' former AB". Rotorua Daily Post. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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