Eric Fletcher (rugby)

Eric Fletcher

Personal information
Full name	Eric Gordon Fletcher
Born	23 June 1910 Kyeburn, Otago, New Zealand
Died	15 April 1996(1996-04-15) (aged 85) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Playing information
Weight	11 st 3 lb (157 lb; 71 kg)
Rugby union
Position	Centre, Second five
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1929–32 Old Boys (Palmerston North) 48 18 30 0 121 1932–33 Technical Old Boys (Auckland) 10 2 0 0 6 1932 Massey College (Palmerston North) 3 0 0 0 0 Total 61 20 30 0 127 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1929–36 Manawatu 20 9 13 0 56 1929–31 Manawhenua 18 10 7 0 47 1929–32 Manawatu Trials 6 1 8 0 23 1932 Auckland B 1 0 0 0 0 1932 Auckland 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Centre, Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1934–36 Richmond Rovers 27 8 10 0 44 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1935 Auckland Trial 1 1 5 0 13 1935 Auckland 2 0 1 0 2 1935 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0 1935 Auckland Province 1 1 6 0 15
As of 29 November 2021

Eric Gordon Fletcher (23 June 1910 – 15 April 1996) was a rugby union and rugby league player. He represented the New Zealand rugby league team in 1 test against Australia in 1935. In the process he became the 239th player to represent New Zealand. Fletcher also played rugby union representatively for Manawatu province and the combined Manawatu-Horowhenua side whilst a member of the Old Boys and later Massey College club sides. After moving to Auckland he also represented Auckland in a sub-union match with Thames. After switching to rugby league he played for the Richmond Rovers club and played for Auckland, and Auckland Province. He was also a talented cricketer and played a handful of games for Manawatu in his younger years. After retiring from rugby he played representative golf in the Manawatu region and in 1939 played in the New Zealand Golf Open.