Sam Gemmell

Samuel William Gemmell (28 August 1896 – 28 June 1970) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Gemmell represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, out of position at hooker against New South Wales at Dunedin.[1]

Sam Gemmell
Birth nameSamuel William Gemmell
Date of birth(1896-08-28)28 August 1896
Place of birthMohaka, New Zealand
Date of death28 June 1970(1970-06-28) (aged 73)
Place of deathWairoa, New Zealand
SchoolMaori Agricultural College
Te Aute College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Hooker
All Black No. 265
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1921–31 Hawke's Bay 74 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1922–29
1923		 New Zealand Māori
New Zealand		 57
0
(0)

Affiliating to Ngāti Pāhauwera, Gemmell played 57 matches for New Zealand Māori between 1922 and 1929, making him the most capped player for that team.[1][2] He served as a private with the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion during World War I,[3] and was selected by ballot to represent Māori returned soldiers as part of the New Zealand military contingent to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.[4] During World War II he served in New Zealand with the Territorial Force.[3]

His uncle, Ben Gemmell, was a New Zealand Māori representative between 1914 and 1921.

References
  1. Knight, Lindsay. "Sam Gemmell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. Mulholland, Malcolm (2009). Beneath the Māori Moon. Wellington: Huia. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-86969-305-3.
  3. "Samuel William Gemmell". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. "For coronation". Auckland Star. 24 February 1937. p. 13. Retrieved 28 August 2015.


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