Joey Sadler
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Bernard Sydney "Joey" Sadler (28 July 1914 – 24 June 2007) was a New Zealand
Career
Sadler was born in
He was picked for the All Blacks' 1935–36 squad, playing 15 games including three internationals on tour in the British Isles and Canada.[2] He played in both tests in the Bledisloe Cup against the touring Australian side in 1936.
Unfortunately, he damaged a nerve in his knee in a club game early in the 1937 season to such an extent that he never played rugby again.[1] Sadler was a small player known by the British press as "the pocket battleship" for his strength.[2] He was also a skilled ball player with good leg speed.[1]
Sadler married Noeleen Welborne Nelson at St Mark's Church, Wellington, on 5 February 1941.[3] They lived for much of their lives in Paraparaumu Beach.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Joey Sadler at AllBlacks.com
- ^ a b c The Dominion Post "Ex-All Black, wife a team for 60 years" 5/2/2001 via Ebbsco's Australia New-Zealand Reference Centre
- ^ "Marriage". Evening Post. 26 February 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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