He played eight matches including three tests for the All Blacks when they toured Australia in 1929, and had been selected for the team on his 35th birthday. He was the tenth oldest All Black; see player records
He was born in Dunedin, and educated at King Edward Technical College. He played 60 times for Otago in a sixteen year career. He served as a Lance-Corporal with the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment during World War I and served in New Zealand only during World War II.[1] He was president and a life member of the Kaikorai Club. His uncle T. Sonntag played for Otago and the South Island.
He died in Dunedin on 30 June 1988, aged 94.
Referencesedit
The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby by Ron Palenski, Rod Chester & Neville McMillan, pages 196-7 (4th edition 2005, Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland) ISBN1-86971-026-6
^"Profile". Auckland Cenotaph. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
January 01, 1970
charlie, sonntag, birth, namewilliam, theodore, charles, sonntagdate, birth, 1894, june, 1894place, birthdunedin, zealanddate, death30, june, 1988, 1988, aged, place, deathdunedin, zealandschoolking, edward, technical, collegerugby, union, careerposition, lock. Charlie SonntagBirth nameWilliam Theodore Charles SonntagDate of birth 1894 06 03 3 June 1894Place of birthDunedin New ZealandDate of death30 June 1988 1988 06 30 aged 94 Place of deathDunedin New ZealandSchoolKing Edward Technical CollegeRugby union careerPosition s LockAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Kaikorai Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 1915 1930Otago60 International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1929New Zealand3William Theodore Charles Sonntag was an All Blacks rugby union player from Dunedin New Zealand He was a Lock He played eight matches including three tests for the All Blacks when they toured Australia in 1929 and had been selected for the team on his 35th birthday He was the tenth oldest All Black see player recordsHe was born in Dunedin and educated at King Edward Technical College He played 60 times for Otago in a sixteen year career He served as a Lance Corporal with the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment during World War I and served in New Zealand only during World War II 1 He was president and a life member of the Kaikorai Club His uncle T Sonntag played for Otago and the South Island He died in Dunedin on 30 June 1988 aged 94 References editThe Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby by Ron Palenski Rod Chester amp Neville McMillan pages 196 7 4th edition 2005 Hodder Moa Beckett Auckland ISBN 1 86971 026 6 Profile Auckland Cenotaph Retrieved 4 August 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charlie Sonntag amp oldid 1216287205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,