Sam Gemmell
| Full name | Samuel William Gemmell | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 August 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Mohaka, New Zealand | ||
| Date of death | 28 June 1970 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Wairoa, New Zealand | ||
| School | Maori Agricultural College Te Aute College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Loose forward Hooker | ||
| New Zealand No. | 265 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1921–31 | Hawke's Bay | 74 | |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1922–29 1923 |
New Zealand Māori New Zealand |
57 0 |
(0) |
Samuel William Gemmell (28 August 1896 – 28 June 1970) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Gemmell represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, out of position at hooker against New South Wales at Dunedin.[1]
Affiliating to Ngāti Pāhauwera, Gemmell played 57 matches for New Zealand Māori between 1922 and 1929, making him the most capped player for that team.[1][2] He served as a private with the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion during World War I,[3] and was selected by ballot to represent Māori returned soldiers as part of the New Zealand military contingent to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.[4] During World War II he served in New Zealand with the Territorial Force.[3]
His uncle, Ben Gemmell, was a New Zealand Māori representative between 1914 and 1921.
References
- 1 2 Knight, Lindsay. "Sam Gemmell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ Mulholland, Malcolm (2009). Beneath the Māori Moon. Wellington: Huia. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-86969-305-3.
- 1 2 "Samuel William Gemmell". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ "For coronation". Auckland Star. 24 February 1937. p. 13. Retrieved 28 August 2015.