Henry Atkinson (rugby player)

Harry Atkinson

Full name	Henry James Atkinson
Date of birth	22 June 1888
Place of birth	Greymouth, New Zealand
Date of death	21 July 1949 (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.