Henry Atkinson (rugby player)

Harry Atkinson
Full name Henry James Atkinson
Date of birth (1888-06-22)22 June 1888
Place of birth Greymouth, New Zealand
Date of death 21 July 1949(1949-07-21) (aged 61)
Place of death Dunedin, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock
New Zealand No. 173
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1911–13
1913–14
West Coast
Otago
7
11
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1913  New Zealand 1 (0)

Henry James "Harry" Atkinson (22 June 1888 – 21 July 1949) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Atkinson represented West Coast and Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including one international.[1]

Atkinson died in Dunedin in 1949 and was buried at the Dunedin Northern Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. Knight, Lindsay. "Harry Atkinson". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 20 July 2014.


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