Mick Cain (rugby union) explained

Mick Cain
Birth Name:Michael Cain
Birth Date:7 July 1885
Birth Place:Waitara, New Zealand
Death Place:New Plymouth, New Zealand
Ru Position:Hooker
Repyears1:1913–14
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0
Ru Province1:Taranaki
Ru Provinceyears1:1908–14, 20–21
Occupation:Labourer

Michael Cain (7 July 1885 – 27 August 1951) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Cain represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1913 to 1914. He played 24 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. He was selected again for the All Blacks team to tour Australia in 1920, but withdrew.[1]

During World War I, Cain served as a Sergeant with the Otago Regiment and saw action in France.[2] [3] Following the end of the war, he played for the New Zealand Services rugby team in both the United Kingdom and South Africa.[1]

Cain died in New Plymouth in 1951,[1] and he was buried in Waitara Cemetery.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mick Cain . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 27 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Michael Cain . Online Cenotaph . Auckland War Memorial Museum . 27 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Cain, Michael - WW1 27852 - Army . Archives New Zealand . 27 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Cemetery search . New Plymouth District Council . 27 August 2015.