Ross Wightman

Ross Wightman
Full name David Ross Wightman
Date of birth (1929-08-10)10 August 1929
Place of birth Hamilton, New Zealand
Date of death 11 January 2012(2012-01-11) (aged 82)
Place of death Whangamata, New Zealand
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
School Morrinsville District High School
University University of Otago
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter
New Zealand No. 536
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949–50
1951
1952–53		 Otago
Auckland
Waikato		 15
12
17		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951 New Zealand 0 (0)

David Ross WIghtman (10 August 1929 – 11 January 2012) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Primarily a centre or wing, Wightman represented Otago, Auckland, and Waikato at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1951 tour of Australia, playing in four games although he did not appear in any of the three test matches.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Ross Wightman". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 January 2016.


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