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Don Max (rugby union)

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Full name
  
Donald Stanfield Max

School
  
Nelson College

Weight
  
99 kg

Career end
  
1935

Place of birth
  
Nelson, New Zealand

Height
  
1.88 m

Career start
  
1924

Education
  
Nelson College

Date of birth
  
(1906-03-07)7 March 1906

Date of death
  
4 March 1972(1972-03-04) (aged 65)

Place of death
  
Brightwater, New Zealand

Died
  
4 March 1972, Brightwater, New Zealand

Donald Stanfield Max (7 March 1906 – 4 March 1972) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock and loose forward, Max represented Nelson at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1931 to 1934. He played eight matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. After his retirement as a player, Max was active as an administrator, serving as president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in 1949.

In 2009, Max was inducted into the Nelson Legends of Sport gallery.

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