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Rugby player
Bert Palmer
Birth nameBertram Pitt Palmer
Date of birth(1901-11-14)14 November 1901
Place of birthMosstown, Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of death4 September 1932(1932-09-04) (aged 30)
Place of deathAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1924–1932 Auckland 63 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928–1932 New Zealand 3 (3)

Bertram Pitt Palmer (14 November 1901 – 4 September 1932) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker and prop, Palmer represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1928 to 1932. He played 18 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. He died on 4 September 1932, a day after suffering a broken neck in an Auckland club rugby match.

References

  1. Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club. "Bert Palmer". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 October 2019.


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