Henry Gordon "Abe" Munro (8 December 1896 – 21 November 1974) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Munro represented Canterbury and Otago at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1924 tour of New South Wales and 1924–25 tour of Britain, Ireland, France and Canada. On those tours, he played nine matches for the All Blacks, but did not appear in any internationals.[1]
Birth name | Henry Gordon Munro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 December 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 November 1974 | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Clyde, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Canterbury University College University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Luxford, Bob. "Abe Munro". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 January 2018.