Pat McEvedy

Pat McEvedy
McEvedy in 1908
Born	17 March 1880 Southbridge, New Zealand
Died	2 March 1935 (aged 54) Wellington, New Zealand

Patrick Francis McEvedy (17 March 1880 – 2 March 1935) was a rugby union player from New Zealand.^[1] He has the unique distinction of being on two British Lions tours, but never actually being capped for any nation. McEvedy was born in Southbridge.^[2][3] He attended St Patrick's College, Wellington from 1895 to 1898, before going to Guy's Hospital in London to train as a doctor.^[4][5]

McEvedy toured New Zealand in 1904 with David Bedell-Sivright's British team and again in 1908 with the Anglo-Welsh team. During the 1908 tour he broke his arm and decided to retire from active playing, but he became involved in rugby administration.^[2][6] He returned to Wellington and set up his medical practice in 1909, then joined the New Zealand Rugby Union in 1910.^[2] McEvedy was Wellington Rugby Football Union President 1931–33, and NZRFU President 1934–35.^[7][8]

McEvedy Shield

The McEvedy Shield was donated by McEvedy in 1922. It is an annual athletics competition held in Wellington, New Zealand, for four of the region's boys' secondary schools.^[9] The competition was cancelled in 1948 due to a polio epidemic, and in 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.^[10]

References

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1. ^ "Pat McEvedy – Rugby Union – Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Dr P. F. McEvedy: Notable Figure in Sporting World". Evening Post. 2 March 1935. Retrieved 22 July 2021 – via Paperspast.
3. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1925). Who's Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific. Masterton: G. W. Venables and Co. p. 157 – via Ancestry.
4. ^ "Rugby, 6 April". Sportsman, London. 1903.
5. ^ "The County Championship, 6 April". Athletic News, Manchester. 1903.
6. ^ "Wellington Wins". Dominion. 28 May 1908. Retrieved 22 July 2021 – via Paperspast.
7. ^ "McEvedy Shield". spcob.org.nz. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
8. ^ "Rugby Stalwart: The Late Dr. McEvedy". Evening Post. 7 March 1935. Retrieved 22 July 2021 – via Paperspast.
9. ^ "McEvedy Shield". mcevedyshield.co.nz. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
10. ^ Wiltshire, Laura (4 March 2021). "Covid-19 causes cancellation of 99-year-old prestigious sports shield". Stuff. Retrieved 9 July 2022.