About George Adkins
Lived 1910 – 1976 (aged 65). George Adkins was a New Zealand rugby union player.
George Thomas Augustus Adkins (21 August 1910 – 24 May 1976) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Adkins represented South Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1935 to 1936. He never played a full test but was part of the 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada playing against local sides.
A draper before serving with the RNZAF in the Pacific during World War II, Adkins was subsequently a senior civil servant with the Department of Labour.
Adkins died in Timaru on 24 May 1976.
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Who was George Adkins?
rugby player
When was George Adkins born?
George Adkins was born on 21 August 1910 in Timaru.
When did George Adkins die?
George Adkins died on 24 May 1976.
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George Adkins was a rugby union player.
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George Adkins was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). George Adkins. https://biography.guide/george-adkins/
MLA: "George Adkins." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/george-adkins/.
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