Keith Siddells
| Full name | Stanley Keith Siddells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 July 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 March 1979 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pahiatua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Whanganui Collegiate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Victoria University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stanley Keith Siddells (16 July 1897 — 3 March 1979) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Keith Siddells #250". stats.allblacks.com.
- ^ Richards, Huw (16 July 2010). "'Battle for World Rugby Supremacy'". ESPNscrum.
- ^ "Rugby: Pointless effort in Athletic Park mud". NZ Herald. 27 July 2019.
External links
[edit]- Keith Siddells at ESPNscrum
- 1897 births
- 1979 deaths
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union players from Wellington City
- Wanganui rugby union players
- Wellington rugby union players
- Bush rugby union players
- People educated at Whanganui Collegiate School
- Victoria University of Wellington alumni
- Mayors of places in Manawatū-Whanganui
- New Zealand military personnel of World War I