Dick Steere (rugby union), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dick Steere (rugby union)

New Zealand rugby union player

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1908

Place of Birth: Raetihi, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1967

Profession: rugby union player

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Dick Steere (rugby union)

  • Edward Richard George Steere (10 July 1908 – 1 June 1967) was a New Zealand rugby union player.
  • A lock, Steere represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 1928 and 1932.
  • He played 21 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals, and captained the team in two matches on their 1932 tour of Australia.
  • He scored one try for New Zealand, against Newcastle at Newcastle on the 1932 tour.Steere was also known as a sprinter and shot putter, and finished second in the shot put at the 1934 New Zealand athletics championships.
  • He married Bessie Owen on 17 August 1936, at St John's Church, Napier.

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