Rugby player
| Birth name | John Gilbert Irvine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1888-07-01)1 July 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 June 1939(1939-06-10) (aged 50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Queenstown, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Gilbert "Sal" Irvine (1 July 1888 – 10 June 1939) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Irvine represented Otago at a provincial level on 21 occasions either side of World War I, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1914 tour of Australia. On that tour, he played in 10 of the 11 matches, including all three internationals.
References
- "Death of All Black". Auckland Star. Vol. 70, no. 141. 17 June 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Sal Irvine". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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