Neville Black

Neville Wyatt Black (25 April 1925 – 24 January 2016) was a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player who represented New Zealand in rugby union.

Neville Black
Birth nameNeville Wyatt Black
Date of birth(1925-04-25)25 April 1925
Place of birthKawakawa, New Zealand
Date of death24 January 2016(2016-01-24) (aged 90)
Place of deathRotorua, New Zealand
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
SchoolRotorua Boys' High School
Occupation(s)Wool classer
Garage proprietor
Rugby league career
Position(s) Stand-off
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1957–60 Ngongotaha ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951–53 Wigan ()
1953–56 Keighley ()
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth
Halfback
All Black No. 485
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1948–51 Auckland ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 New Zealand 1 (0)

Rugby union career

A rugby union first five-eighth, Black played for Ponsonby RFC. He represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1949 tour of South Africa. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks on that tour, three of them at halfback, including one international.[1]

Rugby league career

In 1951 he switched codes, signing for Wigan.[2] He made his début on 22 December 1951.[3] He later also played three matches for the Other Nationalities side in the European Rugby League Championship.[4]

In 1953 he, along with four other Wigan players, signed with Keighley.[5]

He returned to New Zealand in 1957 and played for the Ngongotaha club.[6]

Later years

Black died in Rotorua on 24 January 2016.[7]

References
  1. Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club. "Neville Black". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. New Zealand Rugby League Annual 1996, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 2002. p.53
  3. "Wigan Warriors Rugby League Fan Site - www.cherryandwhite.co.uk". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (18 October 2015). "N Black". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. "rachp444, Author at Keighley Rugby League Heritage - Page 5 of 8". Keighley Rugby League Heritage. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. "News". All Blacks. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  7. Martin, Matthew (25 January 2016). "Passing of 'fun' former AB". Rotorua Daily Post. Retrieved 27 January 2016.


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