Charles Savory

Charlie Savory
Personal information
Full nameCharles Savory
Born23 March 1889
New Zealand
Died8 May 1915(1915-05-08) (aged 26)
Ari Burnu, Gallipoli, Turkey
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–10 Ponsonby RFC 21 4 0 0 12
Rugby league
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1911–14 Ponsonby United 21 17 13 0 77
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914 Auckland 4 3 11 0 31
1911–14 New Zealand 10 (1) 3 0 0 9
1911–12 Australia 4 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]
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Charles Savory (23 March 1889 – 8 May 1915) was a New Zealand international rugby league footballer and champion boxer who died in the First World War. An Australasian and New Zealand international representative forward, Savory was one of four Kiwis players selected to go on the 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. Due to playing the same sports, he has been described as "the Sonny Bill Williams of his time."[2]

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ IAN HEADS (19 April 2015). "Charles Savory — the brilliant sportsman who lived colourfully then died suddenly in Gallipoli". THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH. Retrieved 19 April 2015.