George Hart (rugby union)

George Fletcher Hart (10 February 1909 – 3 June 1944) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Hart represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1930 to 1936. He played 35 matches for the All Blacks including 11 internationals, scoring a total of 28 tries.[1]

George Hart
Birth nameGeorge Fletcher Hart
Date of birth(1909-02-10)10 February 1909
Place of birthChristchurch, New Zealand
Date of death3 June 1944(1944-06-03) (aged 35)
Place of deathSora, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
SchoolWaitaki Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing three-quarter
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928–36 Canterbury 40 (126)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1930–36 New Zealand 11 (21)
George Fletcher Hart passport application (1935)

Educated at Waitaki Boys' High School, where he played in the 1st XV rugby team in 1924 and 1925, Hart was the 1931 New Zealand national 100 yards champion, in a time of 10.4 seconds, although he finished second behind American athlete, George Simpson.[1][2] He married Maisie Chambers Harris of Christchurch on 1 April 1937.[3]

Hart served in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II, rising to the rank of captain in the 20th Armoured Regiment.[4] He was killed by a shell on 3 June 1944 during the advance towards Rome after the Battle of Monte Cassino,[1] and was buried at Cassino War Cemetery.[5]

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