Percy Tetzlaff
| Birth name | Percy Laurence Tetzlaff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 July 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Taupiri, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 August 2009 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Huntly District High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Percy Laurence Tetzlaff (14 July 1920 – 30 August 2009) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback, Tetzlaff represented Waikato and Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1947 tour of Australia. He played seven matches for the All Blacks on that tour, including two internationals.
He was selected as one of the 5 players of the year for the 1945 season in the Rugby Almananac of New Zealand.[1]
At 1.60 m, Tetzlaff was one of the shortest All Blacks ever.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Arthur Swan & Arthur Carman (ed.). The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand 1946. Sporting Publications, Wellington.
- ^ Luxford, Bob. "Percy Tetzlaff". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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