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| birth_place = Teschmakers, [[North Otago]], New Zealand
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| death_place = [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
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'''Ernest Edward Booth''' (born 24 February 1876 in [[Teschemakers]], New Zealand) was a New Zealand [[rugby union]] footballer. He was a member of the [[The Original All Blacks (1905)|1905 Original All Blacks]]. He won his first Test cap for New Zealand on 1 January 1906 against [[France national rugby union team|France]]. In total he played 3 Tests over a period of 1906 to 1907. In 1909 be became the first non-British international to play for [[Leicester Tigers]] when he made his debut on 4 February 1909 away to [[Richmond F.C.|Richmond]]. He played 5 matches for Leicester.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Farmer|first1=Stuart|last2=Hands|first2=David|title=Tigers – Official history of Leicester Football Club|publisher=The Rugby Development Foundation|isbn=978-0-9930213-0-5|year = 2014 | pages = 65 & 451}}</ref> He died in 1935 in [[Christchurch]].


'''Ernest Edward Booth''' (24 February 1876 – 18 October 1935) was a New Zealand [[rugby union]] player. A [[Rugby union positions#Full-back|fullback]] and [[Rugby union positions#Three-quarters|three-quarter]], Booth represented {{Rut Otago}} at a provincial level between 1896 and 1907, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the [[All Blacks]], from 1905 to 1907. He played 24 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals, and was a member of the [[The Original All Blacks|Original All Blacks]] on their 1905–06 tour of the British Isles, France and North America.<ref name="AB profile">{{cite web |url=http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=73 |title=General Booth |last=Knight |first=Lindsay |publisher=New Zealand Rugby Union |accessdate=18 March 2019}}</ref>
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Booth moved to [[Sydney]] and played for [[New South Wales Waratahs|New South Wales]] between 1908 and 1909.<ref name="AB profile"/> He toured as a press correspondent with the Australian rugby union team on their [[1908–09 Australia rugby union tour of Britain|1908–09 tour of Britain]], and while there played several matches for [[Leicester Tigers|Leicester]].<ref name="AB profile"/><ref name="ES obituary">{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19351019.2.69 | title=Famous All Black dead | date=19 October 1935 | work=Evening Star | accessdate=18 March 2019 | page=14}}</ref> He served with the Australian forces during [[World War I]] as secretary in the [[YMCA]].<ref name="AB profile"/>
==External links==
*{{All Blacks|73}}


In the 1920s, Booth was appointed as a professional coach by the [[Southland Rugby Union]], developing the game in that region.<ref name="AB profile"/> In 1924, he accompanied the All Blacks on their [[1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France|tour of Britain, Ireland and France]] as the representative of the Australian Press Association.<ref name="ES obituary"/> He then toured with [[Māori All Blacks|New Zealand Māori]] on the British and French legs of their [[1926–27 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour|1926–27 tour]], reporting for newspapers in the [[North Island]].<ref name="ES obituary"/>
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Booth died in the [[Christchurch]] suburb of [[St Albans, New Zealand|St Albans]] on 18 October 1935,<ref name="AB profile"/><ref name="ES obituary"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19351019.2.2.2 | title=Deaths | date=19 October 1935 | work=The Press | accessdate=18 March 2019 | page=1}}</ref> and he was buried in the [[Oamaru]] Old Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.waitaki.govt.nz/our-services/do-it-online/cemetery-search/Pages/default.aspx?surname=booth&forename=ernest |title=Cemetery search |publisher=Waitaki District Council |accessdate=18 March 2019}}</ref>

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Ernest Booth
Birth nameErnest Edward Booth
Date of birth(1876-02-24)24 February 1876
Place of birthTeschmakers, North Otago, New Zealand
Date of death18 October 1935(1935-10-18) (aged 59)
Place of deathChristchurch, New Zealand
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Occupation(s)Journalist, rugby union coach
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, three-quarter
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1896–1908
1908–1909		 Template:Rut Otago
New South Wales		 28 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1905–1907 New Zealand 3 (0)

Ernest Edward Booth (24 February 1876 – 18 October 1935) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback and three-quarter, Booth represented Template:Rut Otago at a provincial level between 1896 and 1907, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1905 to 1907. He played 24 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals, and was a member of the Original All Blacks on their 1905–06 tour of the British Isles, France and North America.[1]

Booth moved to Sydney and played for New South Wales between 1908 and 1909.[1] He toured as a press correspondent with the Australian rugby union team on their 1908–09 tour of Britain, and while there played several matches for Leicester.[1][2] He served with the Australian forces during World War I as secretary in the YMCA.[1]

In the 1920s, Booth was appointed as a professional coach by the Southland Rugby Union, developing the game in that region.[1] In 1924, he accompanied the All Blacks on their tour of Britain, Ireland and France as the representative of the Australian Press Association.[2] He then toured with New Zealand Māori on the British and French legs of their 1926–27 tour, reporting for newspapers in the North Island.[2]

Booth died in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans on 18 October 1935,[1][2][3] and he was buried in the Oamaru Old Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Knight, Lindsay. "General Booth". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Famous All Black dead". Evening Star. 19 October 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Deaths". The Press. 19 October 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Cemetery search". Waitaki District Council. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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