Nelson Dalzell

Nelson Dalzell

Player information
Full name	George Nelson Dalzell
birthday	April 26, 1921
place of birth	Rotherham , Hurunui District , New Zealand
date of death	April 30, 1989
Place of death	Christchurch , New Zealand
size	188 cm
society
society	deceased
position	Second row striker
Clubs as active
Years	society	Games (points)
	Culverden RFC
province
province	deceased
position	Second row striker
Provinces as active
Years	province	Games (points)
1948-1953	Canterbury RFU	56
National team
Years	National team	Games (points)
1953-1954	New Zealand	5 (3)

George Nelson Dalzell (born April 26, 1921 in Rotherham , Hurunui District , New Zealand , † April 30, 1989 in Christchurch , New Zealand) was a New Zealand rugby union player on the position of the second-row striker .

rugby

Dalzell went to school in the small town of Culverden in the Hurunui district. There he also joined the rugby club Culverden RFC. Due to the Second World War and two serious injuries, which he sustained during this time while serving in the Pacific , he only played for the first time in 1948 at the age of 27 for the national team of his provincial association Canterbury RFU . He made his debut in an unsuccessful challenge game for the Ranfurly Shield against the Otago RFU , the Shield holder. With Canterbury, he also competed in 1949 against the Australian national team touring New Zealand (Wallabies) and in 1950 against the British and Irish Lions touring New Zealand . In 1950 he was also able to win the Ranfurly Shield with his province when, unlike two years earlier, they won against Otago. The Shield was not defended by Canterbury once, as it lost in the first challenge game against the South Canterbury RFU .

From 1950 to 1952 he also ran for the South Island national team . 1953 he succeeded with Canterbury again to win the Ranfurly Shield after they defeated the Wellington RFU with 27: 3. Immediately afterwards he was appointed to the squad of the New Zealand national team (All Blacks) for their European tour. On this tour he played in all five international matches against Wales , Ireland , England , Scotland and France . The All Blacks were able to win three games. Especially in the 5-0 win over England, Dalzell played a crucial role, as he was able to achieve the only attempt of the close game with a solo run. It should be his only one in an international match. The New Zealanders conceded the two defeats in the first game, which was also Dalzell's international debut, against the Welsh and in the last game against the French. Back in New Zealand, he resigned from rugby in 1954.

family

There are an unusual number of top notch rugby players in his family. His wife was the sister of Allan Elsom , who was running for Canterbury and the All Blacks at the same time as Dalzell. His son Anthony also played third-row striker for Canterbury in the early 1980s and his son-in-law Graeme Higginson was a New Zealand international in the 1980s. Another son-in-law, Braeden Whitelock, played for Manawatu RU and in 1979 for the Junior All Blacks . Dalzell is also the grandfather of the brothers Adam Whitelock , George Whitelock , Luke Whitelock and Sam Whitelock , who all currently play for Canterbury.

Web links

• Profile on the side of the All Blacks