Richard Fogarty

Richard Fogarty
Full name Richard Fogarty
Date of birth 12 December 1891(1891-12-12)
Place of birth Matakanui, New Zealand
Date of death 9 September 1980(1980-09-09)
Place of death Dunedin, New Zealand
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
School Christian Brothers School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Hooker
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1914
 Otago
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1921 All Blacks 2 (0)

Richard Fogarty (born 12 December 1891 (Matakanui) – died 9 September 1980 (Dunedin) was New Zealand international rugby player. He was a member of the All Blacks in 1914, playing in the Forward (rugby union|Loose forward]] and Hooker positions.[1]

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Early life

Fogarty was born in Matakanui,[2] Otago, New Zealand and was educated at Christian Brothers School where he played rugby.[3]

Senior rugby

Fogarty played for the Union club and represented Otago in 1914. He then played for the Hawera club and represented the province of Taranaki 1920–1922. He then shifted to Auckland and played for the College Rifles Club. He represented the province of Auckland in 1923 and 1924. He was a New Zealand trialist in 1924 and played in the New Zealand Services team in 1918, 1919 and 1920.[1]

All Black

Fogarty was selected for the 1921 All Blacks. His two games for New Zealand were against the 1921 Springboks He played in his usual position as a loose forward in the first test and as a hooker in the final test.[1] The first test was won by New Zealand (13–5) and the second was a scoreless draw (0–0). Fogarty had no opportunity to score points for the All Blacks.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Ron Polanski, The All Blackography, Hodder Moa, 2007, p. 158.
  2. ^ Otago central rail trail, Matakanui.
  3. ^ a b Paul Neazor, Richard Fogarty, New Zealand All Blacks Player Profiles, Match Details and Statistics

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