Ces Badeley

Cecil Edward Oliver "Ces" Badeley (7 November 1898 – 10 November 1986) was an All Blacks rugby union player from New Zealand. He was a five-eighths.

Birth name	Cecil Edward Oliver "Ces" Badeley
Date of birth	7 November 1896
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death	10 November 1986 (aged 90)
Place of death	Auckland, New Zealand
School	Auckland Grammar School
Notable relative(s)	Vic Badeley & Sydney Badeley (brothers)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fiveeights National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1920,1921,1924 New Zealand

He played 15 matches for the All Blacks, including two tests. He toured Australia in 1920, and in 1921 played in two tests against them. He captained the team to Australia in 1924, but a recurring knee injury meant he did not captain the 1924-25 tour of Britain and France.

He was born and died in Auckland. He went to Auckland Grammar School, and served in the Army in World War I.

His brother Vic Badeley was an All Black in 1922.

References

• "Ces Badeley at All Blacks.com". New Zealand Rugby Union.

Bibliography

• Palenski, R., Chester, R., and McMillan, N., (2005). The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby (4th ed.). Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86971-026-6