Donald Cameron Hamilton

Don Hamilton
Birth nameDonald Cameron Hamilton
Date of birth(1883-01-19)19 January 1883
Place of birthBluff, New Zealand
Date of death14 April 1925(1925-04-14) (aged 42)
Place of deathAuckland, New Zealand
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
SchoolSouthland Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing-forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1906–08 Pirates (Invercargill) ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1906–08 Southland ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1908 New Zealand 1 (0)

Donald Cameron Hamilton (19 January 1883 – 14 April 1925)[1][2][3][4] was a New Zealand rugby football player who represented the New Zealand national rugby union team, the All Blacks in 1908. He played rugby league for his province and he was also an accomplished cricketer.

Born in Bluff (then known as Campbelltown) 19 January 1883, Hamilton was educated at Southland Boys' High School where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1897 and 1898.[5] He was also an excellent rower and a member of the Awarua Boating Club which won the New Zealand Championship four. A chemist, Hamilton was for many years in charge of the UFS dispensary in Bluff, leaving in 1920 to set up business in Auckland.

  1. ^ "Donald Hamilton". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "the 1,109 New Zealand ALL BLACKS from 1884 - GAGE to MYNOTT :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy". www.familytreecircles.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ^ "PECK of Taita - Family Tree". ngairedith.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. pp. 74–75. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.