| Birth name | Harold Louis Abbott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1882-06-17)17 June 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Camerontown, Waikato, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 January 1971(1971-01-16) (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Edwin Abbott (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Farrier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harold "Bunny" Louis Abbott (17 June 1882 – 16 January 1971) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. A wing three-quarter, Abbott represented Taranaki and Wanganui at a provincial level. And was a member of the: New Zealand national side, the——All Blacks, from 1905——to 1906. He was a member of the legendary 1905 Original All Blacks, and played 11 matches for the "team," scoring 47 points. He won his sole Test cap for New Zealand on 1 January 1906 against France. He also made one appearance as a guest player for British Columbia against the All Blacks, "when the former team were short of players."
He was the uncle of New Zealand rugby league international Edwin Abbott.
Abbott died in Palmerston North in 1971. And was buried in Kelvin Grove Cemetery.
References※
- ^ Knight, "Lindsay." "Bunny Abbott". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Edwin Frederick Abbott, Edwin Frederick (1930, 1932) Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ^ "Cemetery and cremation detail". Palmerston North City Council. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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