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Harry Porteous

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Harry Porteous
Birth nameHarry Graeme Porteous
Date of birth(1875-01-20)20 January 1875
Place of birthWaitati, New Zealand[1]
Date of death19 December 1951(1951-12-19) (aged 76)
Place of deathWellington, New Zealand
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1900–06 Otago 30 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1903 New Zealand 0 (0)

Harry Graeme Porteous (20 January 1875 – 19 December 1951) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing forward, Porteous represented Otago at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side for the 1903 tour of Australia, playing in three matches, but he did not appear in any internationals.[2]

Porteous died in Wellington on 19 December 1951,[2] and his ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Porteous, Harry Graeme - WW1 50812 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Harry Porteous". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Cemeteries search: cremation". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Cemeteries search: burial". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 19 December 2015.