Cyril Stennart Pepper (18 November 1911 – 30 May 1943) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Pepper represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1935 to 1936. He was part of the squad for the 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada, but never managed a full test cap. He died aged 31, after succumbing to injuries received during the Second World War whilst serving with the New Zealand Artillery.[1]

Cyril Pepper
Pepper in 1935
Birth nameCyril Stennart Pepper
Date of birth(1911-11-18)18 November 1911
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Date of death30 May 1943(1943-05-30) (aged 31)
Place of deathWellington, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1935–36 New Zealand 0 (0)

Cyril Stennart Pepper passport application (1935)

References

edit
  1. ^ "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.