Harry Atkinson (rugby union) explained

Harry Atkinson
Birth Name:Henry James Atkinson
Birth Date:22 June 1888
Birth Place:Greymouth, New Zealand
Death Place:Dunedin, New Zealand
Ru Position:Lock
Height:1.880NaN0
Weight:95kg (209lb)
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Repyears1:1913
Province1:West Coast
Province2:Otago
Provinceyears1:1911–13
Provinceyears2:1913–14
Provinceapps1:7
Provinceapps2:11

Henry James Atkinson (22 June 1888 – 21 July 1949) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Atkinson represented West Coast and Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including one international.[1]

Atkinson died in Dunedin in 1949 and was buried at the Dunedin Northern Cemetery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harry Atkinson . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Museum . 20 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Cemeteries search . Dunedin City Council . 20 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221113/http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries_search?recordid=89942&type=Burial . 23 September 2015 . dead .