Colin Loader

Colin James Loader (10 March 1931 – 19 June 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks between 1953 and 1954.

Colin Loader

Loader in 1953
Birth name	Colin James Loader
Date of birth	(1931-03-10)10 March 1931
Place of birth	Dannevirke, New Zealand
Date of death	19 June 2021(2021-06-19) (aged 90)
Place of death	Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
School	Hutt Valley High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth. centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1951–55 Wellington 21 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1953–54 New Zealand 4 (0)

Born in Dannevirke in 1931,^[1] Loader was educated at Hutt Valley High School, where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1948 and 1950. He first represented Wellington from the University club, but switched to the Hutt club in 1952.^[2]

A second five-eighth and centre three-quarter, Loader was selected for the 1953–54 All Black tour to the British Isles, France and North America. He played 16 matches on the tour, including four test matches, scoring three tries in all. He made his international debut in Dublin against Ireland on 9 January 1954. He played all four of his test matches at the centre three-quarter position.^[2] He did not play for the All Blacks again and retired from rugby at the end of the 1955 season. He later coached at the Hutt club.^[1]

Loader died in Dunedin on 19 June 2021.^[3]

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Colin Loader". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
2. Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland: Moa Publications. p. 100.
3. "Colin Loader death notice". Dominion Post. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.