Birth name | Keith Eric Gudsell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 October 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Whanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 July 2007 | (aged 82)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wanganui Technical College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Massey Agricultural College University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Veterinarian Bloodstock agent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keith Eric Gudsell (19 October 1924 – 7 July 2007) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer who played for both the country of his birth and Australia. A midfield back, Gudsell represented Manawatu, Wanganui and Waikato at a provincial level in New Zealand, and New South Wales at state level in Australia. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1949 tour of South Africa, appearing in six matches but no internationals.[1] Having graduated with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from Massey Agricultural College in 1949,[2] Gudsell then studied veterinary science at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1954.[3][4] During this time he played three tests for Australia against the touring All Blacks in 1951.[3]
References
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Keith Gudsell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: G". Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Keith Gudsell". Australian Rugby. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Marshall, R.B., ed. (1955). "Editorial" (PDF). Centaur (17): 19. Retrieved 19 October 2015.