Conrad Byrne

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FullnameConrad Augustus Byrne
Born17 May 1884
Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Died30 April 1931 (aged 47)
Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Con Byrne
Personal information
Full nameConrad Augustus Byrne
Born17 May 1884
Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Died30 April 1931 (aged 47)
Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90.3 kg (14 st 3 lb)
Rugby union
PositionProp, Hooker, Three-quarters, forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1905 Takaka 1 0 2 1 9
1906–07 Petone 17 5 0 0 15
Total 18 5 2 1 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1902–04 Golden Bay 3 0 0 0 0
1906–07 Wellington 5 1 0 0 3
1907 Wellington Province 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1910 North Sydney 6 0 6 0 12
1910–12 Huddersfield 72 12 5 0 46
1913 Takaka 1 0 0 0 0
1913 Petone 1 0 0 0 0
Total 80 12 11 0 58
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1907–13 New Zealand 33 4 11 0 34
Source: [1]

Conrad "Con" Augustus Byrne[2] was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain.[1]

Originally from Nelson, Byrne was a farmer by trade.[3] He moved to Wellington in 1906 and joined the Petone club where he impressed in the club competition almost immediately. Byrne was subsequently selected for Wellington and made his debut against Canterbury on August 18 where he scored a try and was part of the side that won the Ranfurly Shield. He played on 4 matches that season against Canterbury, Southland, Wanganui, and Auckland.

Wellington rugby team in 1906. Byrne is 4th from the right in the back row.

Rugby league career

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