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New Zealand rugby union player

Rugby player

Jim Moffitt

Birth name

James Edward Moffitt

Date of birth

(1887-06-30)30 June 1887

Place of birth

Waikaia, New Zealand

Date of death

16 March 1964(1964-03-16) (aged 76)

Place of death

Auckland, New Zealand

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

95 kg (209 lb)

Occupation(s)

Hotelkeeper

Rugby union career

Provincial / State sides
Position(s)	Lock
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1910–1926	Wellington	42	()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1920–1921	New Zealand	3	(0)

James Edward Moffitt (30 June 1887 – 16 March 1964) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Moffitt represented Wellington at a provincial level either side of World War II, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1920 and 1921. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.

During World War I, Moffitt served in the Auckland Infantry Regiment and rose to the rank of second lieutenant. He was a member of the New Zealand Division rugby team in the Somme Cup tournament in France in 1917. Following the war, he was a member of the New Zealand Army team that won the King's Cup in 1919 against other British Empire teams, and then toured South Africa.

A hotelkeeper, Moffitt died in Auckland on 16 March 1964, and was buried at Waikumete Cemetery.

References

^ Luxford, Bob. "Jim Moffitt". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
"Record for James Edward Moffitt". Auckland Council. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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