Thomas Alfred "Alf" Budd (1 August 1922 – 8 March 1989) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Budd represented Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, for one match in each of 1946 and 1949.
| Birth name | Thomas Alfred Budd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 August 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bluff, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 March 1989 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Whangarei, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Both of his appearances for the All Blacks were Test matches against Australia. In the 1946 match, New Zealand captained by Fred Allen won 14-10 but in the 1949 match the All Blacks led by Johnny Smith lost 9–16.[1]
Budd featured in the Southland team in the 1940s and 50s who held the Ranfurly Shield and had victories over international teams.
Budd died in Whangarei on 8 March 1989,[1] and he was buried at Onerahi Cemetery.[2]
On Thursday 23 June 2022, there was a special presentation of an All Black cap for Alf Budd. This was held at the All Blacks training camp in Northland, attended by his son Leicester and daughter Margaret Keene [3]
Alf is not known to have been any relation to Alf Budd of Timaru who played for the All Blacks on the 1910 tour of Australia.
References edit
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Alf Budd". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Cemetery record details". Whangarei District Council. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Son of late All Black in tears after special cap presentation".
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