Lyn Weston

Lyn Weston

Birth name	Lynley Herbert Weston
Date of birth	(1892-09-01)1 September 1892
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death	2 November 1963(1963-11-02) (aged 71)
Place of death	Whangārei, New Zealand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1912–14 Auckland () 1921–22 North Auckland () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1914 New Zealand 0 (0)

Lynley Herbert Weston (1 September 1892 – 2 November 1963) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

Early life

Weston was born in Auckland in 1892 to Stephen James Weston. He had two brothers and three sisters. His elder brother, Stan Weston, also played rugby union.

Playing career

A five five-eighth, Weston represented Auckland and North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1914 tour of Australia. However, hampered by injury, he only played in one match on that tour, against Queensland.

Later life

During World War I, Weston served with the New Zealand Field Engineers in Egypt between 1915 and 1916, rising to the rank of corporal. He was invalided back to New Zealand in 1916 and discharged as medically unfit for service.

Lyn and Stan Weston were both garage proprietors in Whangārei in the 1930s. Lyn's son David played representative rugby and cricket for Auckland and was an All Black reserve in 1950. Weston died in Whangārei on 2 November 1963, and he was buried in Maunu Cemetery.