This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who served in, and survived, The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men concerned, I’d be most grateful if it could be added to the thread. Gareth Fogarty, Richard MM played for New Zealand Internationals: 2 : 1921 SA+ SA= Richard Fogarty was born on 12 December 1891, in Matakanui Played as a No 8/hooker for: Union, Otago, Hawera, Auckland, College Rifles, Taranaki, Combined Services Profession: Carpenter War service: 23/1048 Rifleman, later Lance Sergeant 1st NZ Rifle Brigade, MM Gazetted 29 August 1918. Remarks: NZ Army team in King’s Cup and NZ tour of South Africa 1919, for which he was promoted to Sergeant, as were all the team. He played 2 matches for the All Blacks, both Internationals. He died on 9 September 1980 in Dunedin. He was the oldest All Black at the time of his death.
