Tom Fisher (rugby union)

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Tom Fisher
Birth nameThomas Fisher
Date of birth(1891-05-27)27 May 1891
Place of birthBrunnerton, New Zealand
Date of death20 March 1968(1968-03-20) (aged 76)
Place of deathWellington, New Zealand
Occupation(s)Publican
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1913–15, 19
1920–22
Buller
Marlborough
11
13
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1914 New Zealand 0 (0)

Thomas Fisher (27 May 1891 – 20 March 1968) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Fisher represented Buller and Marlborough at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1914 tour of Australia, playing five games and scoring one try, but he did not appear in any test matches.[1]

Fisher died in Wellington on 20 March 1968,[1] and was buried at Karori Cemetery.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Tom Fisher". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Cemeteries search". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 20 March 2016.