Bert Palmer

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Bert Palmer
Birth nameBertram Pitt Palmer
Date of birth(1901-11-14)14 November 1901
Place of birthMosstown,
Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of death4 September 1932(1932-09-04) (aged 30)
Place of deathAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1924โ€“1932 Auckland 63 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928โ€“1932 New Zealand 3 (3)

Bertram Pitt Palmer (14 November 1901 โ€“ 4 September 1932) was a New Zealand

All Blacks, from 1928 to 1932. He played 18 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. He died on 4 September 1932, a day after suffering a broken neck in an Auckland club rugby match.[1]

References

  1. ^ Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club. "Bert Palmer". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 October 2019.