Don Oliver (rugby union)

Donald Joseph Oliver (29 April 1909 – 25 June 1990) was an All Blacks rugby union player from New Zealand. He was a wing threequarter.

Birth name	Donald Joseph Oliver
Date of birth	29 April 1909
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of death	25 June 1990 (aged 81)
Place of death	Hastings, New Zealand
School	Palmerston North Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1930 New Zealand

He played three matches including two tests for the All Blacks, scoring 6 points and two tries for New Zealand against the British Lions in 1930.

He played for several provincial sides; Otago, Wellington, Wairarapa, Waikato, and Southland. He was a selector for Horowhenua 1948-50 and Manawatu-Horowhenua 1949–50.

He was born in Dunedin and died in Hastings.

References

• "Don Oliver at All Blacks.com". New Zealand Rugby Union.

Bibliography

• Palenski, R., Chester, R., and McMillan, N., (2005). The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby (4th ed.). Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86971-026-6