Henry Avery (rugby union)

Henry Esau Avery CMG CBE DSO (3 October 1885 – 22 March 1961) was a New Zealand rugby union player, military officer and businessman. He played three rugby test matches for New Zealand in 1910, served as quartermaster general in New Zealand's military forces during World War II, and founded Avery Motors, the Wellington franchisee for Ford cars, in the 1920s.

Henry Avery
CMG CBE DSO
Avery in 1919
Birth nameHenry Esau Avery
Date of birth(1885-10-03)3 October 1885
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Date of death22 March 1961(1961-03-22) (aged 75)
Place of deathWellington, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (180 lb)
SchoolWellington College
Spouse
Alice Maude Draper
(m. 1913)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing-forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1905–10 Wellington ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910 New Zealand 3 (0)
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