| George Hart | |
| Birth Name: | George Fletcher Hart |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Sora, Italy |
| Ru Position: | Wing three-quarter |
| Height: | 1.70NaN0 |
| Weight: | 79kg (174lb) |
| Repyears1: | 1930–36 |
| Repcaps1: | 11 |
| Reppoints1: | 21 |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 1928–36 |
| Ru Provinceapps1: | 40 |
| Ru Provincepoints1: | 126 |
| School: | Waitaki Boys' High School |
George Fletcher Hart (10 February 1909 – 3 June 1944) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Hart represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1930 to 1936. He played 35 matches for the All Blacks including 11 internationals, scoring a total of 28 tries.[1]
Educated at Waitaki Boys' High School, where he played in the 1st XV rugby team in 1924 and 1925, Hart was the 1931 New Zealand national 100 yards champion, in a time of 10.4 seconds, although he finished second behind American athlete, George Simpson.[1] [2] He married Maisie Chambers Harris of Christchurch on 1 April 1937.[3]
Hart served in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II, rising to the rank of captain in the 20th Armoured Regiment.[4] He was killed by a shell on 3 June 1944 during the advance towards Rome after the Battle of Monte Cassino,[1] and was buried at Cassino War Cemetery.