Charles Savory

Charles Savory was a New Zealand international rugby league footballer and champion boxer who died in the First World War. An Australasian and New Zealand international representative forward, Savory was one of four Kiwis players selected to go on the 1911-12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. In an Auckland Rugby Union club match, while Savory was playing for Ponsonby, he was suspended for two years for kicking a player. Savory then joined the new Auckland Rugby League competition, playing for Ponsonby United. An Auckland representative, Savory was first selected for New Zealand in 1911 when they toured Australia, playing against New South Wales and Queensland. He was then one of four New Zealanders selected to go on the 1911-12 Kangaroo...