Past Players - Past Players 1
SAMUEL BLIGH (Born 08.01.1887, Died 25.03.1955)
Samuel Bligh was the first All Black from the Westport club and from the Buller Provincial Union. He went on the tour to Australia in 1910. Bligh managed to accumulate 5 games in the All Black jersey none of which were test matches. An interesting fact about Samuel Bligh was that Bligh's correct name was Percival Blight but he played under the name Samuel Bligh as he did not want his strongly temperance family, who disapproved of the game, to know he was playing rugby.
BLIGH'S REPRESENTATIVE RECORD
Buller - 11 matches
West Coast - 3 matches
West Coast/Buller - 1 match
South Island - 1 match
NEW ZEALAND - 5 matches
Samuel Bligh was the first All Black from the Westport club and from the Buller Provincial Union. He went on the tour to Australia in 1910. Bligh managed to accumulate 5 games in the All Black jersey none of which were test matches. An interesting fact about Samuel Bligh was that Bligh's correct name was Percival Blight but he played under the name Samuel Bligh as he did not want his strongly temperance family, who disapproved of the game, to know he was playing rugby.
BLIGH'S REPRESENTATIVE RECORD
Buller - 11 matches
West Coast - 3 matches
West Coast/Buller - 1 match
South Island - 1 match
NEW ZEALAND - 5 matches
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