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Lawrence Theodore Savage (17 February 1928 – 27 September 2013) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A half-back, Savage represented Canterbury (while a student at Canterbury University College),[2] Wellington and Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1949. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.[3]

Savage was educated at Nelson College from 1941 to 1945.[4] He died in 2013.[5] He died in Lower Hutt on 27 September 2013,[3] and his ashes were buried at Taitā Lawn Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ^ Pencarrow: Electoral District 56. Wainuiomata: Registrar of Electors. 1981. p. 81.
  2. ^ "Larry Savage: Gritty 1949 All Black dies". Retrieved 31 May 2022 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Larry Savage". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  4. ^ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
  5. ^ "Sporting stars gone but not forgotten in 2013". Stuff.co.nz. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Record Details: Lawrence Theodore SAVAGE". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 24 February 2019.


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