Harold Abbott | |
Birth Name: | Harold Louis Abbott |
Birth Date: | 1882 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Camerontown, Waikato, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Height: | 1.790NaN0 |
Weight: | 82kg (181lb) |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Repyears1: | 1905–06 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 8 |
Ru Province3: | British Columbia |
Ru Provinceyears3: | 1906 |
Ru Provinceapps3: | 1 |
Ru Provincepoints3: | 3 |
Occupation: | Farrier |
Relatives: | Edwin Abbott (nephew) |
Harold "Bunny" Louis Abbott (17 June 1882 – 16 January 1971) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. A wing three-quarter, Abbott represented and at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1905 to 1906. He was a member of the legendary 1905 Original All Blacks, and played 11 matches for the team, scoring 47 points. He won his sole Test cap for New Zealand on 1 January 1906 against France. He also made one appearance as a guest player for British Columbia against the All Blacks, when the former team were short of players.[1]
He was the uncle of New Zealand rugby league international Edwin Abbott.[2]
Abbott died in Palmerston North in 1971 and was buried in Kelvin Grove Cemetery.[3]