Colin Loader
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Colin James Loader was a New Zealand
rugby union
player and represented the All Blacks between 1953 and 1954.
Born at Dannevirke
in 1931, Colin Loader was educated at Hutt Valley High School
. He first represented Wellington from the University Club, but switched to the Hutt club in 1952.
A second five-eighth and centre three-quarter, Loader was selected for the 1953-4 All Black tour to the British Isles
, France and North America. He played 16 matches on the tour, including four test matches
. He made his international debut in Dublin against
Ireland
on 9 January 1954. Over his All Blacks career, Loader scored three tries. He did not play for the All Blacks again and retired from rugby in 1956. He subsequently coached at the Hutt club.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player and represented the All Blacks between 1953 and 1954.
Born at Dannevirke
Dannevirke
Dannevirke , is a rural service town in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the major town of the administrative Tararua District, the easternmost of the districts in which the Regional Council has responsibilities...
in 1931, Colin Loader was educated at Hutt Valley High School
Hutt Valley High School
Hutt Valley High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. It is a uniformed school, with the uniform coming under review roughly every 5 years by the order of the Board of Trustee’s. The current principal is Ross Sinclair...
. He first represented Wellington from the University Club, but switched to the Hutt club in 1952.
A second five-eighth and centre three-quarter, Loader was selected for the 1953-4 All Black tour to the British Isles
British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
, France and North America. He played 16 matches on the tour, including four test matches
Test match (rugby union)
Test match in rugby union is a match recognised as being a full international match by at least one of the participating teams' governing bodies. It is an unofficial but widely used term in the sport....
. He made his international debut in Dublin against
Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
on 9 January 1954. Over his All Blacks career, Loader scored three tries. He did not play for the All Blacks again and retired from rugby in 1956. He subsequently coached at the Hutt club.