Horace Dixon
Appearance
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Full name | Horace William Oscar Dixon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 February 1899 Waihi, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 March 1978 (aged 79) Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 19 April 2020 |
Horace William Oscar Dixon (1 February 1899 – 7 March 1978) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.[1]
Playing career
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Dixon played for the Devonport club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland.
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In 1925, Dixon was selected for New Zealand, becoming Kiwi #168. The squad toured Australia, however no test matches were played on tour.[2]
Dixon represented Auckland in 1927 on their tour of the country. They defeated Canterbury, West Coast-Buller, Otago and Wellington before losing the Northern Union Cup to South Auckland.[3]
Later years
[edit]He married the famous New Zealand swimmer Piri Page on 22 March 1930.[4] He died on 7 March 1978.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "NZRL – Past Kiwis". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Coffey, John; Wood, Bernie (2009). Auckland, 100 Years of Rugby League, 1909–2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ^ "Early League Activity". Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 942. 8 April 1930. p. 7. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "DIXON buried Bolton Street & Karori WELLINGTON :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy".