Sam Bligh
| Full name | Percival Samuel Blight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 January 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Blacks Point, Reefton, New Zealand | ||
| Date of death | 25 March 1955 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation(s) | Coal miner[1] Quarry foreman[2] | ||
| Rugby league career | |||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Blackball Kohinoor | |||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| New Zealand No. | 159 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1907–08, 11–13 1909–10 |
Buller West Coast |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1910 |  New Zealand |
0 | (0) |
Percival Samuel Blight (8 January 1887 – 25 March 1955), who played under the name Sam Bligh, was a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player. A rugby union hooker, Bligh represented Buller and the West Coast at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1910 whilst playing his provincial rugby for the West Coast. He played five matches for the All Blacks but did not play any internationals. He switched to rugby league in 1915. He used a pseudonym when playing rugby, because his family held strong temperance beliefs and disapproved of the game.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Roll of the Second Division of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Reserve. Wellington: Government Statistician. 1917. p. 146.
- ↑ Electoral District of Christchurch Central: general roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1949. p. 22.
- ↑ Buller RFU. "Sam Bligh". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ Messenger, Robert (22 February 2015). "Sam Bligh". RugbyHeartland.co.nz. Retrieved 23 February 2015.