Maurice Dixon

Maurice Dixon
Full name Maurice James Dixon
Date of birth (1929-02-06)6 February 1929
Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of death 29 July 2004(2004-07-29) (aged 75)
Place of death Christchurch, New Zealand
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
School Christchurch Technical High School
Occupation(s) Publican
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing three-quarter
New Zealand No. 561
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1948, 1951–58 Canterbury 45
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1953–57 New Zealand 10 (6)

Maurice James Dixon (6 February 1929 – 29 July 2004) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three quarter, Dixon represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1953 to 1957. He played 28 matches for the All Blacks including ten internationals. He later served as a selector for Canterbury (1963–65, 1968–71) and South Island (1976–80).[1]

Born in the Christchurch suburb of Sydenham, Dixon was educated at Sydenham Primary School and Christchurch Technical High School. After leaving school, he worked at the Addington Railway Workshops, but became a travelling sales representative for a wine and spirits merchant in 1954. He subsequently was a publican. A stalwart of the Sydenham rugby club, Dixon was the club's delegate to the Canterbury Rugby Union between 1962 and 1967, and served as club president. He married Beryl Andrews in 1950 and they had three children.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Luxford, Bob. "Morrie Dixon". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Crean, Mike (7 August 2004). "Favourite Canty rugby son". The Press. p. 16.


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