Percy Hickey Explained

Percy Hickey
Birth Name:Percival Hubert Hickey
Birth Date:28 April 1899
Birth Place:Rahotu, New Zealand
Death Place:Double Bay, Australia
Weight:83kg (183lb)
Occupation:Barman
Ru Position:Wing Three-quarter
Ru Nationalyears:1922
Ru Amateurclubs:Waimate
Clifton
Poneke
Ru Province:
Ru Provinceyears:1919 - 22
1925
Ru Amateuryears:1919 - 20
1921 - 22
1925
Ru Provincecaps:4
1
Ru Nationalcaps:2
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)

Percival "Percy" Hubert Hickey (28 April 1899 – 21 December 1943)[1] [2] [3] was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks in 1922. His position of choice was wing three-quarter.

Career

Hickey was born in Rahotu in 1899. He made the provincial side in 1919.[4]

He was selected for the North against South Island match in 1922. He scored a try. He was then selected for the national side on their tour of New South Wales.[5]

Hickey played in two of the possible five matches. He played both of these games out of his regular position. In his second match against New South Wales, Hickey was judged to have committed an obstruction offence and conceded a penalty try. This was considered a part of the 14-8 defeat.

Hickey did not again play for Taranaki nor be chosen for the All Blacks.

However, in 1925 Hickey moved down to Wellington and joined the Poneke club. He made the provincial team that same year.

He later moved further south to Dunedin and then Double Bay, Sydney, Australia.

Personal

Hickey's wife's name was Winnifred. She worked as a barman in Wellington.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: the 1,109 New Zealand ALL BLACKS from 1884 - GAGE to MYNOTT :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy. www.familytreecircles.com. 12 July 2016.
  2. Web site: PECK of Taita - Family Tree. ngairedith.tribalpages.com. 12 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Percy Hubert Hickey. ESPN scrum. 12 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Stats allblacks.com. stats.allblacks.com. 12 July 2016.
  5. Book: Chester, Rod. The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. McMillan. Neville. Palenski. Ron. Moa Publications. 1987. 0-908570-16-3. Auckland, New Zealand. 80.