Harry Atkinson
Birth nameHenry James Atkinson
Date of birth(1888-06-22)22 June 1888
Place of birthGreymouth, New Zealand
Date of death21 July 1949(1949-07-21) (aged 61)
Place of deathDunedin, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1911–13
1913–14
West Coast
Otago
7
11
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1913 New Zealand 1 (0)

Henry James Atkinson (22 June 1888 – 21 July 1949) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Atkinson represented West Coast and Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1913. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including one international.[1]

Atkinson died in Dunedin in 1949 and was buried at the Dunedin Northern Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. Knight, Lindsay. "Harry Atkinson". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2014.


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