Archie McMinn explained

Archie McMinn
Birth Name:Archibald Forbes McMinn
Birth Date:14 August 1880
Birth Place:Marton, New Zealand
Death Place:Porirua, New Zealand
Position:Loose forward
Height:1.90NaN0
Weight:92kg (203lb)
Repyears1:1903–05
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:6
Province1:Wairarapa
Province2:Manawatu
Provinceyears1:1903
Provinceyears2:1904–05, 08–09
Provinceapps1:2
Relatives:Paddy McMinn (brother)
Alexander McMinn (father)

Archibald Forbes McMinn (14 August 1880 – 23 April 1919) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, McMinn represented Wairarapa and Manawatu at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1903 to 1905. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including two internationals.[1] His father was Irish journalist Alexander McMinn, who founded the Manawatu Evening Standard newspaper in 1880.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archie McMinn . Wairarapa-Bush RFU . New Zealand Rugby Union . 21 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Paddy McMinn . Akers . Clive . New Zealand Rugby Union . 21 February 2015.