Ernest Henry Dodd (21 March 1880 – 11 September 1918) was a New Zealand

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player. A hooker, Dodd represented at a provincial level in 45 matches between 1901 and 1905, and appearing in the first ever

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challenge in 1904. He made three appearances for the New Zealand national side: two games in 1901; and the test match against the touring Australian team at

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, Dunedin, in 1905. Dodd enlisted for service with the

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in February 1917, and rose to the rank of

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in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. He was killed in action in France on 9 September 1918, and was buried at the

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Communal Cemetery British Extension.

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