Role Football player Name Rewi Braithwaite | Years Team | |
Full name John Rewi Fergusson Braithwaite Date of birth (1897-09-25)25 September 1897 Date of death 15 January 1987(1987-01-15) (aged 89) Died January 15, 1987, Hastings, New Zealand | ||
Place of death Hastings, New Zealand | ||
John Rewi Fergusson Braithwaite (25 September 1897 – 15 January 1987) was an association football player who represented New Zealand, playing in New Zealand's first ever official international.
Braithwaite made his full All Whites debut in New Zealand's inaugural A-international fixture, beating Australia 3–1 on 17 June 1922 and ended his international playing career with six A-international caps to his credit, his final cap an appearance in a 4–1 win over Australia on 30 June 1923.
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