Neil Thimbleby Explained

Neil Thimbleby
Birth Name:Neil William Thimbleby
Birth Date:19 June 1939
Birth Place:Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Death Place:Napier, New Zealand
Ru Position:Prop
Height:1.780NaN0
Weight:98kg (216lb)
Repyears1:1970
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Ru Province1:Hawke's Bay
Ru Provinceyears1:1959–71
Ru Provinceapps1:158
School:Marton District High School

Neil William Thimbleby (19 June 1939 – 19 March 2024) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Thimbleby represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1970 tour to South Africa. He played 13 matches for the All Blacks on that tour, including one international.[1] Thimbleby died in Napier on 19 March 2024, at the age of 84.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neil Thimbleby . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 13 August 2015.
  2. News: All Blacks prop, Hawke’s Bay rugby legend Neil Thimbleby dies, aged 84 . 20 March 2024 . . 20 March 2024.