Tom Webster (rugby union)
| Full name | Thomas Robert Dobson Webster | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 July 1920 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Waikouaiti, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 November 1972 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Robert Dobson Webster (12 July 1920 — 6 November 1972) was a New Zealand rugby union international.[1]
Webster was born in Waikouaiti and educated at Otago Boys' High School.[2]
A fullback, Webster played most of his representative rugby for Southland and was in the team that defeated the touring Wallabies in 1946. He made the All Blacks squad for the 1947 tour of Australia as an understudy to Bob Scott and appeared in three uncapped matches, scoring a total of 38 points off his boot.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "19 Named For N.Z. Test Side". The Courier-Mail. 26 June 1947. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Tom Webster #483". stats.allblacks.com.
- ^ Meikle, Hayden (15 June 2009). "Rugby: Boys to men - first among the OBHS First XV". Otago Daily Times Online News.