Read Masters

Robert Read Masters (19 October 1900 – 24 August 1967) was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator. A lock, Masters represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1923 to 1925. He played 31 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals, scoring six tries in all.[1]

Robert Read Masters passport application file (1924)

Read Masters

Masters in 1924
Birth name	Robert Read Masters
Date of birth	(1900-10-19)19 October 1900
Place of birth	Picton, New Zealand
Date of death	24 August 1967(1967-08-24) (aged 66)
Place of death	Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock All Black No. 281 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1921–25 Canterbury () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1923–25 New Zealand 4 (0)

After retiring as a player, Masters gave long service as an administrator. He was a member of the executive of the Canterbury Rugby Union from 1931 to 1955, serving as president between 1950 and 1952. He was president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in 1955. Masters was a Canterbury selector from 1928 to 1931, a South Island selector from 1928 to 1939 and 1947 to 1950, and an All Blacks selector in 1949. Between 1935 and 1967, Masters was an editor of the New Zealand Rugby Almanack with Arthur Carman and Arthur Swan.[1]