Wallace Frankham "Frank" Snodgrass (24 April 1898 – 16 July 1976) was a New Zealand

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player. A

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, Snodgrass represented

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and

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at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, in 1923 and 1928. He played three matches for the All Blacks but did not play any internationals. Snodgrass was educated at

Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has ...

from 1912 to 1913.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition His father was William Snodgrass, who served as

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from 1917 to 1921 and was a member of the Legislative Council.

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