Richard Fogarty (12 December 1891 – 9 September 1980) was New Zealand

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player. He was a member of the

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in 1914, playing in the loose forward and hooker positions.

Early life

Born in the Central Otago gold-mining settlement of Matakanui, Fogarty was educated at Christian Brothers School in

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, where he played rugby union.

Senior rugby

Fogarty played for the Union club and represented Otago in 1914. He then played for the Hawera club and represented

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from 1920 to 1922. He then shifted to

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where he played for College Rifles RFC. He represented

in 1923 and 1924. He was a New Zealand trialist in 1924 and played in the New Zealand Services team in 1918, 1919 and 1920.

All Black

Fogarty was selected for the 1921 All Blacks. His two games for New Zealand were against the 1921 Springboks. He played in his usual position as a loose forward in the first test and as a hooker in the final test. The first test was won by New Zealand (13–5) and the second was a scoreless draw (0–0). Fogarty did not score any points for the All Blacks.

Military service

During

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, Fogarty served with the

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, rising to the rank of sergeant. He was awarded the

Military Medal The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The award ...

for gallantry in 1918.

Later life and death

Following the death of

Frank Mitchinson Frank Edwin Mitchinson (3 September 1884 – 27 March 1978) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A three-quarter, Mitchinson represented Wellington and Wanganui at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All ...

in 1978, Fogarty was the oldest living All Black. He died in Dunedin in 1980 and was buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.

References

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