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Rugby player
Peter Webb
Birth namePeter Purvis Webb
Date of birth(1854-02-15)15 February 1854
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Date of death28 November 1920(1920-11-28) (aged 66)
Place of deathWellington, New Zealand
SchoolWellington College
Occupation(s)Public servant – auditor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1879–85 Wellington ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1884 New Zealand 0 (0)

Peter Purvis Webb (15 February 1854 – 28 November 1920) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, he was a member of the first national side in 1884.

Biography

Born in Wellington in 1854, Webb was educated at Wellington College. He played for the Wellington Football Club from 1875 and was captain in 1887. He represented Wellington at a provincial level from 1879 to 1885, and was a member of the first New Zealand national side, which toured New South Wales, in 1884, playing in eight matches (none of which were internationals). He appeared in the team's first match and briefly was the oldest living All Black, until Edwin Davy made his debut.

Outside of rugby, Webb was a public servant for 50 years, joining the Treasury Department in 1869. Five years later he transferred to the Audit Department, rising to become Deputy Controller and Auditor-General. He retired on his 65th birthday in 1919 and died in Wellington the following year. He was buried at Karori Cemetery.

References

  1. Luxford, Bob. "Peter Webb". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. "Fifty years' service: Mr. P. P. Webb retires from Audit Department". The Dominion. 17 February 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. "Deaths". The Dominion. 29 November 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. "Cemeteries search". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
Records
New title Oldest living All Black
22 May 1884 – 3 June 1884 		Succeeded byEdwin Davy


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