Tom Morrison (rugby union)

Tom Morrison

CBE

Birth name	Thomas Clarence Morrison
Date of birth	(1913-07-28)28 July 1913
Place of birth	Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of death	31 August 1985(1985-08-31) (aged 72)
Place of death	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Occupation(s)	Menswear retailer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1931–39 South Canterbury 43 () 1944–46 Wellington 14 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1938 New Zealand 3 (4)

Thomas Clarence Morrison CBE (28 July 1913 – 31 August 1985) was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator. A wing three-quarter, Morrison represented South Canterbury and Wellington at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1938 tour of Australia, playing in five matches including three internationals.

During World War II Morrison served with the 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion, enlisting as a corporal in 1939. In February 1942 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant.

After returning from his war service, Morrison played for Wellington between 1944 and 1946 and the North Island in 1944-45. He was selected as one of the 5 players of the year for the 1945 season in the Rugby Almananac of New Zealand.

He later served on the executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union from 1946 to 1968, and was its chairman between 1962 and 1968. He was also a national selector between 1950 and 1956.

In the 1968 New Year Honours, Morrison was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to sport, especially rugby football. He died on 31 August 1985 and his ashes were buried in Makara Cemetery, Wellington.

External links

• "Photograph of Mr T.C. Morrison, member of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union". Alexander Turnbull Library. 1963.