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Peter Webb (rugby union)

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Peter Webb
Birth namePeter Purvis Webb
Date of birth(1854-02-15)15 February 1854
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Date of death28 November 1920(1920-11-28) (aged 66)
Place of deathWellington, New Zealand
SchoolWellington College
Occupation(s)Public servant – auditor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1879–85 Wellington ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1884 New Zealand 0 (0)

Peter Purvis Webb (15 February 1854 – 28 November 1920) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, he was a member of the first national side in 1884.

Biography

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Born in Wellington in 1854, Webb was educated at Wellington College. He played for the Wellington Football Club from 1875 and was captain in 1887. He represented Wellington at a provincial level from 1879 to 1885, and was a member of the first New Zealand national side, which toured New South Wales, in 1884, playing in eight matches (none of which were internationals).[1] He appeared in the team's first match and briefly was the oldest living All Black, until Edwin Davy made his debut.

Outside of rugby, Webb was a public servant for 50 years, joining the Treasury Department in 1869. Five years later he transferred to the Audit Department, rising to become Deputy Controller and Auditor-General. He retired on his 65th birthday in 1919[2] and died in Wellington the following year.[3] He was buried at Karori Cemetery.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Luxford, Bob. "Peter Webb". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Fifty years' service: Mr. P. P. Webb retires from Audit Department". The Dominion. 17 February 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Deaths". The Dominion. 29 November 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Cemeteries search". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
Records
New title Oldest living All Black
22 May 1884 – 3 June 1884
Succeeded by