Rawi Cundy

Rawi Cundy

Full name	Rawi Tama Cundy
Date of birth	15 August 1901
Place of birth	Featherston, New Zealand
Date of death	9 February 1955 (aged 53)
Place of death	Hinakura, New Zealand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
School	Nelson College
Occupation(s)	Farmer[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Utility back
New Zealand No.	363
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1921–29	Wairarapa	63
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1929	New Zealand	1	(3)

Rawi Tama Cundy (15 August 1901 – 9 February 1955) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A utility back, Cundy represented Wairarapa, at provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1929. He played six matches for the All Blacks, including one international. In 1927 he became the first player to score 100 points in a New Zealand first-class season.^[2]

Cundy was educated at Nelson College from 1916 to 1919.^[3]

References

1. 1949. Electoral District of Wairarapa: General Roll of Persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. p. 59.
2. Knight, Lindsay. "Rawi Cundy". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
3. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition