Allan Parkhill
Appearance
Birth name | Allan Archibald Parkhill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 April 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Palmerston, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 26 August 1986 | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Palmerston District High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Butcher[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allan Archibald Parkhill (22 April 1912 – 26 August 1986) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A number eight, Parkhill represented Otago and Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1837 and 1938. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals, scoring three tries in all.[2]
Parkhill died in Dunedin on 26 August 1986,[2] and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ St. Kilda electoral district main roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1972. p. 177.
- ^ a b Luxford, Bob. "Allan Parkhill". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Cemetery details". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1986 deaths
- People from Palmerston, New Zealand
- People educated at East Otago High School
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Otago rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Rugby union number eights
- Burials at Andersons Bay Cemetery
- Rugby union players from Otago
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs