George Adkins

George Thomas Augustus Adkins (21 August 1910 – 24 May 1976) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Adkins represented South Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1935 to 1936. He never played a full test but was part of the 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada playing against local sides.

George Adkins

Adkins in 1935
Birth name	George Thomas Augustus Adkins
Date of birth	(1910-08-21)21 August 1910
Place of birth	Timaru, New Zealand
Date of death	24 May 1976(1976-05-24) (aged 65)
Place of death	Timaru, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Occupation(s)	Draper; Civil Service; Air Force
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1935–36 New Zealand 0 (0)

George Thomas Adkins passport application (1935)

A draper before serving with the RNZAF in the Pacific during World War II, Adkins was subsequently a senior civil servant with the Department of Labour.

Adkins died in Timaru on 24 May 1976.[1]