Frank McAtamney | |
Birth Name: | Francis Stevens McAtamney |
Birth Date: | 15 May 1934 |
Birth Place: | Middlemarch, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Geraldine, New Zealand |
Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Weight: | 93kg (205lb) |
Ru Position: | Prop |
Repyears1: | 1956–57 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ru Province1: | Otago |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1954–57 |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 38 |
Amatteam1: | Strath Taieri |
Occupation: | Farmer[1] |
Relatives: | Sam Johnson (grandson) |
School: | St Kevin's College |
Francis Stevens McAtamney (15 May 1934 – 6 February 2022) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1956 and 1957, playing in the prop position.
McAtamney was born in Middlemarch, New Zealand, and educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru where he played rugby for the school.[2]
McAtamney played for the Strath Taieri club and represented Otago (in the playing position of lock) from 1954 until 1957. He played for the South Island team in 1956 and was a New Zealand trialist in 1956 and 1957. He played in a New Zealand XV in 1955.[3]
McAtamney had played for Otago as a lock but he was selected for the All Blacks in 1956 as a prop. He played against the Springboks in their 1956 tour and he was selected again in 1957 for the tour of Australia that year.[3] In all he played nine matches for the All Blacks, including one international.[2]
McAtamney died on 6 February 2022, at the age of 87.[4]