Stu Freebairn
William Stuart Scott "Stu" Freebairn (born 12 January 1932, New Plymouth) is a former All Blacks rugby union player from New Zealand. He was a Wing threequarter known for his speed, evidenced by having competed in long jump and relay events in national athletics championships.[1]
| Birth name | William Stuart Scott Freebairn | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 January 1932 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Feilding Agricultural High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Pharmacist | ||||||||||||||||
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He played for the Feilding Yellows at club level and Manawatu in 84 games scoring 53 tries.
Selected for the All Blacks at the age of 21, Freebairn played 14 matches on their 1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America. On the tour he scored 30 points (10 tries) but he was unable to make the test team due to the presence of the incumbents Ron Jarden and Morrie Dixon. After the tour, Freebairn was unavailable for rugby during the 1954 season while concentrating on his pharmacy studies. Although returning after his studies still a young man and continuing to play well for Manawatu until 1961 and in All black trials he never regained selection to the All Blacks.
References
- "William (Stu) Freebairn at All Blacks.com". New Zealand Rugby Union.
Bibliography
- Palenski, R., Chester, R., and McMillan, N., (2005). The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby (4th ed.). Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86971-026-6