Horace Dixon

Horace William Oscar Dixon (1 February 1899 – 7 March 1978) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.[2]

Horace Dixon

Personal information
Full name	Horace William Oscar Dixon
Born	1 February 1899[1] New Zealand
Died	7 March 1978 (aged 79)
Playing information
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1925–30 Devonport (ARL) 64 21 0 0 63 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1925–28 Auckland 12 9 0 0 27 1925 New Zealand 4 0 0 0 0 1925 North Island 1 1 0 0 3
As of 19 April, 2020 Source: [2]

Playing career

Dixon played for the Devonport club in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland.

In 1925, Dixon was selected for New Zealand, becoming Kiwi #168. The squad toured Australia, however no test matches were played on tour.[3]

Dixon represented Auckland in 1927 on their tour of the country. They defeated Canterbury, West Coast-Buller, Otago and Wellington before losing the Northern Union Cup to South Auckland.[4]

Later years

He died on 7 March 1978.[5]

References

1. "Horace William Oscar Dixon (1899–1978) – WikiTree: The FREE Family Tree".
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "NZRL – Past Kiwis".
4. Coffey, John; Wood, Bernie (2009). Auckland, 100 Years of Rugby League, 1909–2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
5. "DIXON buried Bolton Street & Karori WELLINGTON :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy".