Edward Stewart (rugby union) explained

Edward Stewart
Birth Name:Edward Barrie Stewart
Birth Date:29 October 1901
Birth Place:Milton, New Zealand
Death Place:Timaru, New Zealand
Ru Position:Wing three-quarter
Height:1.80NaN0
Weight:72kg (159lb)
Ru Nationalyears:1923
Ru Nationalcaps:0
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
Ru Province:
Ru Provinceyears:1921–23, 1927
1926
School:John McGlashan College
Tokomairiro High School

Edward Barrie Stewart (29 October 1901 – 13 December 1979) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at Tokomairiro District High School and then John McGlashan College where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1919 and 1921. A Wing three-quarter, Stewart represented and at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in the final match against the touring New South Wales team in 1923, scoring two tries in the 38–11 win. Stewart did not appear in any internationals.[1]

He died in Timaru on 13 December 1979,[1] and was buried at Timaru Cemetery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edward Stewart . University of Otago RFC . New Zealand Rugby Union . 13 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Cemetery search . Timaru District Council . 13 December 2015.