Hugh Mills (rugby union) explained

Hugh Mills
Birth Name:Hugh Parsons Mills
Birth Date:6 June 1873
Birth Place:Timaru, New Zealand
Death Place:New Plymouth, New Zealand
Weight:83kg (183lb)
Occupation:Farmer
Ru Position:Forward
Repyears1:1897
Amatteam1:Tukapa
Ru Provinceyears1:1896–99
Amatyears1:1896–99
Ru Provinceapps1:12

Hugh Parsons Mills (6 June 1873 – 26 March 1905)[1] [2] [3] [4] was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks in 1897. His position of choice was forward. Mills did not play in any test matches as New Zealand did not play their first until 1903.

Career

Although born in Timaru, Mills played club rugby for the Tukapa club in Taranaki.

He established himself as an all-round forward, although his preferred position was wing-forward (modern day flanker).[5]

He played 12 games for the Taranaki union between 1896 and 1899.

After playing in the inaugural North against South Island match, Mills was selected for the national side on their 11-match tour of Australia in 1897.

Mills played in eight matches on the tour, scoring four tries, which totalled 12 points.

Personal

Mills was a farmer, and his wife's name was Charlotte. He died in 1905 after an illness[6] at the age of 31, and was buried at Tataraimaka Cemetery.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: the 1,109 New Zealand ALL BLACKS from 1884 - GAGE to MYNOTT :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy. www.familytreecircles.com. 1 May 2016.
  2. Web site: PECK of Taita - Family Tree. ngairedith.tribalpages.com. 1 May 2016.
  3. Book: Chester, Rod. The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. McMillan. Neville. Palenski. Ron. Moa Publications. 1987. 0-908570-16-3. Auckland, New Zealand. 118.
  4. Web site: Hugh Parsons Mills (1873 - 1905) - Find A Grave Memorial. www.findagrave.com. 1 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Stats allblacks.com. stats.allblacks.com. 1 May 2016.
  6. News: Obituary . 2 May 2016 . . LIV . 12817 . 27 March 1905 . 3.
  7. Web site: Tataraimaka Cemetery - Hugh Mills. 1 May 2016.