Horace Dixon

Horace Dixon
Personal information
Full name Horace William Oscar Dixon
Born 1 February 1899[1]
New Zealand
Died 7 March 1978 (aged 79)
Playing information

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Devonport (ARL)
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Auckland
1925 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

Horace William Oscar Dixon (1 February 1899 – 7 March 1978) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country.[2]

Playing career

Dixon played for the Devonport club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland.

In 1925, Dixon was selected for New Zealand, becoming Kiwi #168. The squad toured Australia, however no test matches were played on tour.[3]

Dixon represented Auckland in 1927 on their tour of the country. They defeated Canterbury, West Coast-Buller, Otago and Wellington before losing the Northern Union Cup to South Auckland.[4]

Later years

He died on 7 March 1978.[5]

References

  1. "Horace William Oscar Dixon (1899–1978) – WikiTree: The FREE Family Tree".
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "NZRL – Past Kiwis".
  4. Coffey, John; Wood, Bernie (2009). Auckland, 100 Years of Rugby League, 1909–2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  5. "DIXON buried Bolton Street & Karori WELLINGTON :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy".
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