Travers Hardwick

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FullnameTravers Harry Hardwick
Born(1923-03-13)13 March 1923
New Zealand
Died25 April 1979(1979-04-25) (aged 56)
Travers Hardwick
Personal information
Full nameTravers Harry Hardwick
Born(1923-03-13)13 March 1923
New Zealand
Died25 April 1979(1979-04-25) (aged 56)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
194449 Ponsonby 11 0 0 33
1950–19?? Ngaruawahia
Total 0 11 0 0 33
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19441945 Auckland Pākēha 2 1 0 0 3
1945–49 Auckland 5 0 0 0 0
1946–52 New Zealand 14 4 0 0 12
1950–52 Waikato
1953 American All Stars
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1956 NZ Māori
195960 New Zealand 8 4 0 4 50
Source: [1][2]

Travers Harry Hardwick[3] (13 March 1923 – 25 April 1979) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand and coached them in the 1960 World Cup.[1][2]

Hardwick originally played rugby union in the Wairarapa before taking up rugby league when he moved to Auckland.[4]

Playing career

Hardwick played for Ponsonby in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He first represented Auckland in 1945.

Hardwick was selected for New Zealand in 1946 and went on to play in fourteen Test matches between 1946 and 1952. He also captained the Kiwis.[5] In 1950 Hardwick moved south, joining the Ngaruawahia Panthers in the Waikato Rugby League and represented Waikato.[6]

Hardwick assisted the touring American All Stars team in 1953 due to their injury crises.[5]

Coaching career

Notes

References

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