Ernie Dodd Explained

Ernie Dodd
Birth Name:Ernest Henry Dodd
Birth Date:21 March 1880
Birth Place:Dunedin, New Zealand[1]
Death Place:France
Ru Position:Hooker
Height:5feet
Repyears1:1901, 1905
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Ru Provinceyears1:1901–05
Ru Provinceapps1:45
Occupation:Clerk
School:Wellington College

Ernest Henry Dodd (21 March 1880 – 11 September 1918) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Dodd represented at a provincial level in 45 matches between 1901 and 1905, and appearing in the first ever Ranfurly Shield challenge in 1904. He made three appearances for the New Zealand national side: two games in 1901; and the test match against the touring Australian team at Tahuna Park, Dunedin, in 1905.[2]

Dodd enlisted for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in February 1917, and rose to the rank of lance sergeant in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade.[1] He was killed in action in France on 9 September 1918,[1] and was buried at the Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dodd, Ernest Henry - WW1 54336 - Army . Archives New Zealand . 21 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Ernie Dodd . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 21 March 2016.