Anthony Cottrell (rugby union)
Full name | Anthony Ian Cottrell | ||
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Date of birth | 10 February 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Westport, New Zealand | ||
Date of death | 10 December 1988 81) | (aged||
Place of death | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | ||
School | Christ's College | ||
Occupation(s) | Barrister and solicitor | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Hooker and prop | ||
New Zealand No. | 362 | ||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1928–34 | Canterbury | 39 | |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1929–32 | New Zealand | 11 | (0) |
Anthony Ian "Beau" Cottrell CBE (10 February 1907 – 10 December 1988) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker and prop, Cottrell represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1929 to 1932. He played 22 matches for the All Blacks including 11 internationals.[1] He went on to serve as a member of the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union.[2]
During World War II, Cottrell served as an officer with the New Zealand 20th Battalion. He was taken prisoner-of-war during the First Battle of El Alamein in July 1942, when he was wounded going to the assistance of a wounded man in his platoon.[3]
He was later an active Rotarian, and served as a district governor. In the 1968 New Year Honours he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the community.[4]
References
- ↑ Luxford, Bob. "Beau Cottrell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ "Cottrell repatriated". Auckland Star. 30 September 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ Glue, W.A.; Pringle, D.J.C. (1957). Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45: 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. p. 280. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44486. p. 42. 1 January 1968. Retrieved 21 June 2015.