Heta Rewiti Stewart (1869 – 3 December 1909); also known as Dick Stewart or Heta Reweti Stewart was a New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player and a member of the

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that toured Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in 1888 and 1889. He played for the Thames club in South Auckland. He died in

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of Bright's disease.

References

*''The New Zealand Rugby Register 1870-2015'' (2016) by The New Zealand Rugby Museum, Palmerston North; p667 1869 births 1909 deaths New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand Māori rugby union players Colony of New Zealand people {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1860s-stub