Jimmy Mill

Jimmy Mill
Full name James Joseph Mill
Date of birth (1899-11-19)19 November 1899
Place of birth Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand
Date of death 29 March 1950(1950-03-29) (aged 50)
Place of death Gisborne, New Zealand
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
School Napier Boys' High School
Nelson College
Spouse Hilda Mary Lindsay
Occupation(s) Sheep farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
New Zealand No. 267
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1923–30
1922–23		  New Zealand
New Zealand Māori		 4
5		 (0)

James Joseph "Jimmy" Mill (19 November 1899 – 29 March 1950) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback, Mill represented East Coast, Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1923 to 1930. He played 33 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals.[1] Of Ngāti Porou descent, Mill played for New Zealand Māori in 1922 and 1923.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Luxford, Bob. "Jimmy Mill". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Mulholland, Malcolm (2009). Beneath the Māori Moon: An Illustrated History of Māori Rugby. Wellington: Huia. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-86969-305-3.
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