Adam Armstrong (rugby union)

Adam Armstrong

Full name	Adam Loftus Armstrong
Date of birth	(1878-04-13)13 April 1878
Place of birth	Carterton, New Zealand
Date of death	30 January 1959(1959-01-30) (aged 80)
Place of death	Hastings, New Zealand
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Occupation(s)	Blacksmith
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing-forward
New Zealand No.	94
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1899–1905	Wairarapa	33
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1903	New Zealand	0	(0)

Adam Loftus Armstrong (13 April 1878 – 30 January 1959) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing-forward, Armstrong represented Wairarapa at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1903. He played five matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any internationals.^[1]

Following the death of Donald Watson in 1958, Armstrong held the distinction of being the oldest living All Black.

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