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Mick Willoughby

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Mick Willoughby
Full nameStanley de Lar Poer Willoughby
Date of birth(1904-01-21)21 January 1904
Place of birthMasterton, New Zealand
Date of death27 September 1985(1985-09-27) (aged 81)
Place of deathMasterton, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1922–29 Wairarapa 44 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928 New Zealand

Stanley de Lar Poer Willoughby (21 January 1904 – 27 September 1985) was a New Zealand international rugby union player of the 1920s.

Willoughby was born in Masterton and educated at Masterton Central School.[1]

A loose forward, Willoughby was a regular in the Wairarapa representative side during the 1920s. He attended the New Zealand trials prior to the 1924–25 tour, but didn't make the squad, then got another opportunity to impress in 1928 when he turned out for the North Island.[2] On this occasion, Willoughby did enough to gain a place in the New Zealand XV for all three of their home fixtures against New South Wales.[3] He also won a Ranfurly Shield with Wairarapa in 1928.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "#355: Mick Willoughby". NZ Rugby Stats.
  2. ^ "All Black Tour". New Zealand Times. 15 May 1924.
  3. ^ "Football". Wairarapa Daily Times. 20 August 1928.