Ron Stewart (rugby union)

Ron Stewart

Stewart in 1924
Birth name	Ronald Terowie Stewart
Date of birth	(1904-01-12)12 January 1904
Place of birth	Waikaia, New Zealand
Date of death	15 December 1982(1982-12-15) (aged 78)
Place of death	Queenstown, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
School	Timaru Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward All Black No. 288 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1923–30 New Zealand 5 (3)

Ronald Terowie Stewart (12 January 1904 – 15 December 1982) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Stewart represented South Canterbury and Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1923 to 1930. He played 39 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals. He was one of the selectors of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force rugby team, known as the "Kiwis", following the end of World War II, and was a Southland selector in 1950.^[1]

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