Walter Drake | |
Birth Name: | Walter Augustus Drake |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1879 |
Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Loose forward |
Repyears1: | 1901 |
Repcaps1: | 0 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ru Provinceyears1: | 1898–1902 |
Ru Provinceapps1: | 27 |
Occupation: | Commercial traveller[1] |
School: | Christchurch Boys' High School |
Walter Augustus Drake (21 February 1879 – 27 January 1941) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Drake represented at a provincial level between 1898 and 1902. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, against the touring New South Wales team at Athletic Park, Wellington in 1901. He later served as a Canterbury selector, and was a New Zealand selector in 1923.[2]
Drake died in Christchurch on 27 January 1941,[2] and was buried at Linwood Cemetery.[1]