Gerald McKellar (rugby union)

Gerald McKellar

Full name	Gerald Forbes McKellar
Date of birth	2 March 1884[1]
Place of birth	Duntroon, New Zealand[1]
Date of death	16 January 1960 (aged 75)
Place of death	Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄4 in)[1]
Weight	74 kg (164 lb)[1]
School	Otago Boys' High School
Occupation(s)	Customs officer[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing Loose forward
New Zealand No.	167
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1905 1908–10 1911–12	Hawke's Bay Wellington Otago	2 16 11
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1910	New Zealand	3	(0)

Gerald Forbes McKellar (2 March 1884 – 16 January 1960) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing and loose forward, McKellar represented Hawke's Bay, Wellington, and Otago at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1910 tour of Australia, playing in five matches, including all three internationals.^[2]

McKellar died at Dunedin on 16 January 1960,^[2] and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.^[3]

References

1. "McKellar, Gerald Forbes - SA 7930, WWI N/N - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
2. Knight, Lindsay. "Gerald McKellar". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
3. "Cemetery details". Dunedin CIty Council. Retrieved 16 January 2016.