Robert Tunnicliff

Robert Graham Tunnicliff (25 June 1894 – 7 January 1973) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Tunnicliff represented Nelson and Buller at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1923. He played one match for the All Blacks: the final game against the touring New South Wales team in 1923. Tunnicliff did not play in any internationals.^[3]

Robert Tunnicliff

Birth name	Robert Graham Tunnicliff
Date of birth	(1894-06-25)25 June 1894
Place of birth	Nelson, New Zealand
Date of death	7 January 1973(1973-01-07) (aged 78)
Place of death	Westport, New Zealand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
School	Nelson College
Occupation(s)	School teacher[1] Dairy farmer[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1919 Nelson () 1922–28 Buller () 1925 West Coast–Buller () 1926 Seddon Shield unions () 1928 South Island minor unions () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1923 New Zealand 0 (0)

Tunnicliff was educated at Nelson College from 1909 to 1911^[4] and served with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade in World War I.^[1]

References

1. "Robert Graham Tunnicliff". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 8 July 2022 – via Online Cenotaph.
2. Buller Electoral District: main roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1969. p. 298.
3. Knight, Lindsay. "Bob Tunnicliff". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
4. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition