Colin Loader
Full name | Colin James Loader | ||
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Date of birth | 10 March 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Dannevirke, New Zealand | ||
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Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
School | Hutt Valley High School | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Second five-eighth. centre | ||
New Zealand No. | 550 | ||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1951–55 | Wellington | 21 | |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1853–54 | New Zealand | 4 | (0) |
Colin James Loader (born 10 March 1931) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks between 1953 and 1954.
Born in Dannevirke in 1931,[1] Loader was educated at Hutt Valley High School, where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1948 and 1950. He first represented Wellington from the University club, but switched to the Hutt club in 1952.[2]
A second five-eighth and centre three-quarter, Loader was selected for the 1953–54 All Black tour to the British Isles, France and North America. He played 16 matches on the tour, including four test matches, scoring three tries in all. He made his international debut in Dublin against Ireland on 9 January 1954. He played all four of his test matches at the centre three-quarter position.[2] He did not play for the All Blacks again and retired from rugby at the end of the 1955 season. He later coached at the Hutt club.[1]
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