15 Facts About Edward Tyne

Edward Tyne usually played at Scrum Half but played at Wing-Forward, a position that, by the 1900s, was only still seen in New Zealand rugby union.

Edward Tyne played in Hawke's Bay for the Pirates club as a junior and then for the Napier City club.

Edward Tyne made his representative debut for Hawke's Bay against Canterbury on 24 August 1901 at Lancaster Park.

Edward Tyne ultimately made 20 appearances for Hawke's Bay over 4 years and then moved to Canterbury in 1905 where he joined the Linwood club.

Edward Tyne did however return to play for 4 club matches before being selected for Canterbury once more in matches against Taranaki, Auckland, Wellington, and Southland.

Edward Tyne was one of six players from the Petone Rugby Club selected along with Tom Cross, Arthur Kelly, Hercules Wright, and James Barber.

Edward Tyne played in three test matches while on tour and scored two tries.

Edward Tyne was chosen for the tour but King was selected ahead of him in the three quarters.

Edward Tyne then moved back to the Hawke's Bay and was one of the founders of Hawke's Bay Rugby League with fellow tourist Jim Gleeson.

Edward Tyne played a match for a Dannevirke side in 1911 against Napier and played for the very short lived Rover club side against Kaitere in the same year.

Edward Tyne was born to Margaret and Thomas Edward Tyne in Napier.

Edward Tyne had two younger brothers, and two younger sisters.

Edward Tyne later moved to Auckland where he worked as a grocer and a barman.

Edward Tyne died at Cornwall Hospital on 8 August 1959 while he had been living in Mangere, Auckland.

Edward Tyne was named as the Centre in the Petone Panthers' Team of the Century in 2012.