Archie McMinn

Archie McMinn
Birth name	Archibald Forbes McMinn
Date of birth	14 August 1880
Place of birth	Marton, New Zealand
Date of death	23 April 1919 (aged 38)
Place of death	Porirua, New Zealand
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Paddy McMinn (brother); Alexander McMinn (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1903	Wairarapa
1904–05, 08–09	Manawatu
International career
Years	Team
1903–05	New Zealand

Archibald Forbes McMinn (14 August 1880 – 23 April 1919) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, McMinn represented Wairarapa and Manawatu at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1903 to 1905. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including two internationals.^[1] His father was Irish journalist Alexander McMinn, who founded the Manawatu Evening Standard newspaper in 1880.^[2]

References

^ Wairarapa-Bush RFU. "Archie McMinn". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^ Akers, Clive. "Paddy McMinn". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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[1] Wairarapa-Bush RFU. "Archie McMinn". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[2] Akers, Clive. "Paddy McMinn". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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