Henry Braddon
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| Henry Yule Braddon | |||
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.jpg) Henry Yule Braddon |
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | Monday, 27 April 1863 | ||
| Place of birth | Calcutta, India | ||
| Date of death | Wednesday, 7 September 1955 | ||
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||
| School | Dulwich College (London) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback | ||
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| Invercargill | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Otago, New South Wales | |||
| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |
| 1884 | New Zealand | 7 [0 tests] | (0) |
Henry Yule Braddon (born 27 April 1863 in Calcutta and died 7 September 1955 in Sydney) was a Rugby union player who played for Otago, New South Wales and the All Blacks. The position he generally played in was fullback. He is listed as the Second All Black in playing order.
The son of a premier of Tasmania, Sir Edward Braddon, Braddon moved to Invercargill in 1882 on transfer with the Bank of Australasia. He was selected for the first New Zealand international team, and played in 7 of the 8 games in Australia in 1884. Braddon later played for New South Wales.
He later had a commercial and political career in Australia, working for Dalgetys and representing Australia in the United States. He was knighted in 1920.
