Ronald King

Ron King
	King in the 1930s
Birth name	Ronald Russell King
Date of birth	19 August 1909
Place of birth	Waiuta, New Zealand
Date of death	10 January 1988 (aged 78)
Place of death	Greymouth, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
School	Hokitika District High School
Occupation(s)	Hotelkeeper
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1928–1945	West Coast
International career
Years	Team
1934–1938	New Zealand

Ronald Russell King (19 August 1909 – 10 January 1988) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

King was born in 1909, and he received his education at Hokitika District High School.^[2] A lock, King represented West Coast at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1934 to 1938. He played 42 matches for the All Blacks including 13 internationals. He captained the side in the three tests against South Africa in 1937. Between 1957 and 1960 King was a New Zealand selector.^[3]

References

^ Electoral district of Westland. Greymouth. 1957. p. 149.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "King to Retire". Auckland Star. Vol. LXVIII, no. 222. 18 September 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
^ Luxford, Bob. "Ron King". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

Ronald King

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