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Gerald McKellar (rugby union)

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BornGerald Forbes McKellar
(1884-03-02)2 March 1884[1]
Duntroon, New Zealand[1]
Died16 January 1960(1960-01-16) (aged 75)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄4 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (164 lb)[1]
Gerald McKellar
BornGerald Forbes McKellar
(1884-03-02)2 March 1884[1]
Duntroon, New Zealand[1]
Died16 January 1960(1960-01-16) (aged 75)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄4 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (164 lb)[1]
SchoolOtago Boys' High School
OccupationCustoms officer[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1905 Hawke's Bay 2
1908–10 Wellington 16
1911–12 Otago 11
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910 New Zealand 3 (0)

Gerald Forbes McKellar (2 March 1884 – 16 January 1960) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing and loose forward, McKellar represented Hawke's Bay, Wellington, and Otago at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1910 tour of Australia, playing in five matches, including all three internationals.[2]

McKellar died at Dunedin on 16 January 1960,[2] and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[3]

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