Larry Savage (rugby union)

Larry Savage

Birth name	Lawrence Theodore Savage
Date of birth	(1928-02-17)17 February 1928
Place of birth	Nelson, New Zealand
Date of death	27 September 2013(2013-09-27) (aged 85)
Place of death	Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
School	Nelson College
University	Canterbury University College
Occupation(s)	Civil engineer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-back Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1947–50 1952–53 1955–56 Canterbury Wellington Bush 18 12 14 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1949 New Zealand 3 (0)

Lawrence Theodore Savage (17 February 1928 – 27 September 2013) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A half-back, Savage represented Canterbury (while a student at Canterbury University College), Wellington and Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1949. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.

Savage was educated at Nelson College from 1941 to 1945. He died in 2013. He died in Lower Hutt on 27 September 2013, and his ashes were buried at Taitā Lawn Cemetery.