Allan Parkhill
Appearance
Birth name | Allan Archibald Parkhill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 April 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Palmerston, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 26 August 1986 | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Palmerston District High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Butcher[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allan Archibald Parkhill (22 April 1912 – 26 August 1986) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A number eight, Parkhill represented Template:Rut Otago and Template:Rut Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1837 and 1938. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals, scoring three tries in all.[2]
Parkhill died in Dunedin on 26 August 1986,[2] and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[3]
References
- ^ St. Kilda electoral district main roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1972. p. 177.
- ^ a b Luxford, Bob. "Allan Parkhill". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Cemetery details". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 20 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1986 deaths
- People from Palmerston, New Zealand
- People educated at East Otago High School
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Otago rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Rugby union number eights
- Burials at Andersons Bay Cemetery
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs