Hone Komanga "Maunga" Emery (2 April 1933 – 1 September 2011) was a New Zealand
rugby footballer who represented
New Zealand in
rugby league and the
New Zealand Māori in
rugby union.
Rugby union career
Emery represented between 1954 and 1959 and played for New Zealand Māori from 1954 to 1958.
Between 1952 and 1957 he also played for the Combined Services side.
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Rugby league career
Emery played for the
Glenora Bears in the
Auckland Rugby League
The Auckland Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region, including both club and school rugby league. It began in 1910 when the fi ...
competition. He made his
New Zealand national rugby league team debut in 1961 against Australia. That same year Emery was also part of the
Auckland side that defeated Australia for the first time.
[Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. .]
Emery played for Auckland between 1961 and 1966 and
New Zealand Māori in 1962 and 1967.
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He finished his career having played 23 Test matches for New Zealand.
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Family
Emery is the grandfather of New Zealand rugby league international Stacey Jones.[Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' ] His Great Great grand nephew, Jason Emery, made the New Zealand Schools rugby union team
The New Zealand Schools rugby union team, commonly referred to as the New Zealand schoolboys rugby team, is composed of secondary school students in New Zealand.
Many of the players have gone on to play for professional clubs or provinces or for ...
in 2010.(this article incorrectly calls him Jason's great grand father)Emery boasts legends' genes
''Manawatu Standard'', 29 September 2010
Emery died on 1 September 2011 at
Middlemore Hospital
Middlemore Hospital is a major public hospital in the suburb of Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand. The hospital has approximately 800 beds. There are 24 operating theatres across two sites.
History
In 1943, during World War II, construction comme ...
, Auckland, aged 79.
References
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1933 births
2011 deaths
New Zealand rugby league players
New Zealand Māori rugby league players
New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
New Zealand national rugby league team players
Auckland rugby league team players
Glenora Bears players
Rugby league props
Auckland rugby union players
Māori All Blacks players