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Keith Siddells

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Keith Siddells
Full nameStanley Keith Siddells
Date of birth(1897-07-16)16 July 1897
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Date of death3 March 1979(1979-03-03) (aged 81)
Place of deathPahiatua, New Zealand
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
SchoolWhanganui Collegiate
UniversityVictoria University
Occupation(s)Lawyer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1914–15 Whanganui ()
1920–22 Wellington ()
1923–27 Bush ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1921 New Zealand 1 (0)

Stanley Keith Siddells (16 July 1897 — 3 March 1979) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.

Biography

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Born in Wellington, Siddells was educated at Whanganui Collegiate and made his provincial debut for Whanganui as a 17 year old. He served with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade in World War I.[1]

Siddells, primarily a fullback, got picked as a wing three-quarter for his solitary All Blacks appearance, tasked with containing Springboks wing Attie van Heerden in a Test match at Athletic Park, Wellington in 1921. The match finished in a 0–0 draw, with Siddells prevented from opening the scoring when the ball got stuck in a puddle of water and he was unable to dribble it forward.[2][3] He earned another call up the following year, but couldn't make the trip to Australia.[1]

A graduate of Victoria University, Siddells was a lawyer by profession and served as mayor of the town of Pahiatua, near Palmerston North. He was a commandant of an internment camp during World War II.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Keith Siddells #250". stats.allblacks.com.
  2. ^ Richards, Huw (16 July 2010). "'Battle for World Rugby Supremacy'". ESPNscrum.
  3. ^ "Rugby: Pointless effort in Athletic Park mud". NZ Herald. 27 July 2019.
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