Ronald King

Ron King
Full name Ronald Russell King
Date of birth (1909-08-19)19 August 1909
Place of birth Waiuta, New Zealand
Date of death 10 January 1988(1988-01-10) (aged 78)
Place of death Greymouth, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
School Hokitika District High School
Occupation(s) Hotelkeeper[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock
New Zealand No. 404
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1928–45 West Coast
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1934–38  New Zealand 13 (0)

Ronald Russell "Ron" King (19 August 1909 – 10 January 1988) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

King was born in 1909, and he received his education at Hokitika District High School.[2] A lock, King represented West Coast at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1934 to 1938. He played 42 matches for the All Blacks including 13 internationals. He captained the side in the three tests against South Africa in 1937. Between 1957 and 1960 King was a New Zealand selector.[3]

References

  1. Electoral district of Westland. Greymouth. 1957. p. 149.
  2. "King to Retire". Auckland Star. LXVIII (222). 18 September 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. Luxford, Bob. "Ron King". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2014.


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