About Bert Geddes
Lived 1907 – 1990 (aged 82–83). Bert Geddes was a rugby union player.
John Herbert Geddes (9 January 1907 — 16 August 1990) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.
Geddes was born in Invercargill and educated at Southland Boys' High School.
Possessing considerable pace, Geddes won an Otago sprint title and had a personal best in the 100 yards of 10 seconds even, making him well suited to playing wing three-quarter, although he was often let down by his ball handling. He gained his only All Blacks cap in the first Test against the Wallabies in Sydney, with Hawke's Bay winger Bert Grenside preferred for the remaining internationals. He scored seven tries across the tour, including a hat-trick against Newcastle. There were suggestions of nepotism with his selection for the tour, as his father Arthur served on the selection panel.
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Who was Bert Geddes?
New Zealand rugby union player
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Bert Geddes was born in 1907.
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Bert Geddes died in 1990.
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Bert Geddes was a rugby union player.
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