Bill Francis | |
Birth Name: | William Charles Francis |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1894 |
Birth Place: | New Plymouth, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Pukekohe, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Hooker |
Height: | 1.680NaN0 |
Repyears1: | 1913–14 |
Repcaps1: | 5 |
Reppoints1: | 6 |
Ru Province1: | Wellington |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1913–15, 1921 |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 20 |
Relatives: | Nelson Ball (cousin) |
William Charles Francis (4 February 1894 – 28 November 1981) was a New Zealand rugby union player.[1] A hooker, Francis represented Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913 and 1914. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including seven internationals.[2]
Following the death of Richard Fogarty in 1980, Francis held the distinction of being the oldest living All Black.