Kenneth Svenson
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Birth name | Kenneth Sidney Svenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 December 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 December 1955 | (aged 57)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Raglan, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Dairy farmer[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Sidney "Snowy" Svenson (6 December 1898 – 7 December 1955) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth and three-quarter, Svenson represented Wanganui, Buller, Wellington and Marlborough a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1922 to 1926. He played 34 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals.[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Cemetery search details". Auckland Council. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Luxford, Bob. "Snowy Svenson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1955 deaths
- Rugby union players from Toowoomba
- Australian emigrants to New Zealand
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Wanganui rugby union players
- Buller rugby union players
- Wellington rugby union players
- Marlborough rugby union players
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- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs