Allan Hunter

Allan Douglas Hunter (23 September 1922 – 12 July 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player and schoolteacher. He played provincial rugby for , and was principal of both Upper Hutt College and Burnside High School.

Early life and family Born in Christchurch on 23 September 1922, Hunter was educated at Timaru Boys' High School from 1936 to 1940. He then studied at Canterbury University College, graduating Master of Arts with third-class honours in 1948.

Hunter's university studies were interrupted by World War II. He was called up in July 1941, but he was allowed to defer army training until after examinations at the end of that year. He later travelled to Britain where he joined the Royal Navy and was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant,

Hunter married Joan Esme Tyler, and the couple went on to have three children. He then played for the Canterbury University College club team alongside Bob Stuart, Larry Savage, and Jack Kelly. After moving to Napier in 1949, Hunter was selected for the Hawke's Bay provincial team, playing as a first five-eighth.

Later life and death In retirement, Hunter was active in community organisations, and was the inaugural president of the Burnside Men's Probus club. In 1995, he wrote a history of the Bishopdale–Burnside Rotary club, having been an inaugural member of the club in 1974 and its president from 1981 to 1982.

Hunter's wife, Joan, died in 2002. Hunter himself died in Christchurch on 12 July 2017.