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Gerald McKellar
Birth nameGerald Forbes McKellar
Date of birth(1884-03-02)2 March 1884 [1]
Place of birth Duntroon, New Zealand [1]
Date of death16 January 1960(1960-01-16) (aged 75)
Place of death Dunedin, New Zealand
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+14 in) [1]
Weight74 kg (164 lb) [1]
School Otago Boys' High School
Occupation(s)Customs officer [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1905
1908–10
1911–12
Hawke's Bay
Wellington
Otago
2
16
11
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910 New Zealand 3 (0)

Gerald Forbes McKellar (2 March 1884 – 16 January 1960) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing and loose forward, McKellar represented Hawke's Bay, Wellington, and Otago at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1910 tour of Australia, playing in five matches, including all three internationals. [2]

McKellar died at Dunedin on 16 January 1960, [2] and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "McKellar, Gerald Forbes - SA 7930, WWI N/N - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Gerald McKellar". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Cemetery details". Dunedin CIty Council. Retrieved 16 January 2016.