About Jim Moffitt
Lived 1887 – 1964 (aged 76). Jim Moffitt was a rugby union player and military personnel.
James Edward Moffitt (30 June 1887 – 16 March 1964) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Moffitt represented at a provincial level either side of World War I, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1920 and 1921. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.
During World War I, Moffitt served in the Auckland Infantry Regiment and rose to the rank of second lieutenant. Moffitt was a member of the New Zealand Division rugby team in the Somme Cup tournament in France in 1917. Following the war, he was a member of the New Zealand Army team that won the King's Cup in 1919 against other British Empire teams, and then toured South Africa.
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Who was Jim Moffitt?
New Zealand rugby union player
When was Jim Moffitt born?
Jim Moffitt was born on 30 June 1887.
When did Jim Moffitt die?
Jim Moffitt died on 16 March 1964.
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Jim Moffitt was a rugby union player and military personnel.
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