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Larry Savage (rugby union)

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Larry Savage
Birth nameLawrence Theodore Savage
Date of birth(1928-02-17)17 February 1928
Place of birthNelson, New Zealand
Date of death27 September 2013(2013-09-27) (aged 85)
Place of deathLower Hutt, New Zealand
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
SchoolNelson College
UniversityCanterbury University College
Occupation(s)Civil engineer[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-back
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947–50
1952–53
1955–56		 Canterbury
Wellington
Bush		 18
12
14		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 New Zealand 3 (0)

Lawrence Theodore Savage (17 February 1928 – 27 September 2013) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A half-back, Savage represented Canterbury (while a student at Canterbury University College),[2] Wellington and Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1949. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.[3]

Savage was educated at Nelson College from 1941 to 1945.[4] He died in 2013.[5] He died in Lower Hutt on 27 September 2013,[3] and his ashes were buried at Taita Lawn Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ^ Pencarrow: Electoral District 56. Wainuiomata: Registrar of Electors. 1981. p. 81.
  2. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/the-press/20131019/282209418588049
  3. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Larry Savage". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  4. ^ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
  5. ^ "Sporting stars gone but not forgotten in 2013". stuff.co.nz. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Record Details: Lawrence Theodore SAVAGE". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 24 February 2019.


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