Английская Википедия:David Gage
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David Richmond Gage (11 January 1868 – 12 October 1916) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team, and represented New Zealand in 1893, and once in 1896 when he captained the side.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Gage was born in Kihikihi to Annie (daughter of Joseph Jenner Merrett and Rangitetaea Koa) and John Gage (son of George Gage and Waana Pororua).Шаблон:Sfn After an early education in Auckland, he was awarded a scholarship to attend Te Aute College in the Hawke's Bay.Шаблон:Sfn After joining the Poneke Football Club of fellow Te Aute old-boy Thomas Ellison in 1887, he made his provincial debut for Wellington in that same year.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn It was probably at Ellison's suggestion that he was selected for Joe Warbrick's Native Football team that toured New Zealand, Australia, and Britain in 1888 and 1889.Шаблон:Sfn
Gage played in 68 of the Natives side's 74 matches when in Britain,Шаблон:Sfn and appeared in their fixtures against Ireland,Шаблон:Sfn Wales,Шаблон:Sfn and England.Шаблон:Sfn The 74 British Isles matches were played over a period of six months,Шаблон:Sfn averaging a match every 2.3 days, and the Natives' team often struggled to field a fit side.Шаблон:Sfn He could play anywhere in the backs,Шаблон:Sfn and ended up appearing in every back-line position despite originally being selected as a fullback.Шаблон:Sfn When the Natives toured Australia after the British Isles leg of their tour, Gage returned to New Zealand due to an ill relative. He did turn out for the team once they returned to New Zealand however, when he played a further five matches.Шаблон:Sfn
After returning to Wellington, Gage continued playing for Poneke, and represented Wellington in 1889.Шаблон:Sfn The following season, the Wellington Rugby Union (WRU)—which administered the sport in the city—decided that Gage was ineligible for selection in the provincial team. Poneke responded by withdrawing from the club competition,Шаблон:Sfn and the exclusion of any Poneke players weakened the Wellington side considerably.Шаблон:Sfn Hawke's Bay hosted Wellington that season, and Gage was eligible for the Bay side after playing several club games in the region; despite the opportunity to "get even" with the Wellington authorities, he declined to play for Hawke's Bay.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn 1891 and 1892 saw Gage return to the Wellington side,Шаблон:Sfn and he was then selected for the first representative New Zealand side organised under the authority of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union.Шаблон:Sfn The New Zealand team toured Australia in 1893, and was captained by Gage's Poneke and Wellington teammate Ellison.Шаблон:Sfn He was again selected for New Zealand in 1896, this time captaining the team against Queensland in Wellington.Шаблон:Sfn During his rugby career, which ended in 1901,Шаблон:Sfn Gage amassed 131 first-class appearances, an enormous number for the time.Шаблон:Sfn
Gage worked as both a Māori interpreter, and later for the Wellington City Council. Following Gage's death from tuberculosis at age 48, the Poneke Club raised money to pay for his headstone in Karori Cemetery, and support his widow and six children.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Former Poneke and Wellington captain Sid Nicholls said of him:Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Quotation
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