Birth name | Arthur Lambourn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 January 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 24 September 1999 | (aged 89)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Petone District High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Photoengraver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Lambourn (11 January 1910 – 24 September 1999) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A front rower, Lambourn represented Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1932 to 1938. He played 40 matches for the All Blacks including 10 internationals.[1]
At the time of his death in 1999, Lambourn was the third oldest living All Black.[2] His brother was Lt-Col Albert Lambourn who was awarded the DSO for his field artillery batteries engagement in the New Zealand break-out of Minqar Qaim.