Lou Hutt was a representative rugby league player who played in the Waikato, Auckland, and in England.
54 Facts About Lou Hutt
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Louis Stanley George Hutt was born in Auckland on July 8,1904.
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Lou Hutt was the son of Clara Hannah Hutt and Frederick Stanley John Hutt, while he had a brother named Victor Walter Carder Hutt who was born in 1898.
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Lou Hutt was playing for the Ngaruawahia club side in the Lower Waikato competition.
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Lou Hutt's side won 27 to 10 at Victoria Square in Cambridge with Hutt playing in the second row.
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Lou Hutt's form was good enough to gain selection for the South Auckland representative side later in the season.
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Lou Hutt was aged 20 by this point and his father was the president of the Ngaruawahia rugby league club.
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In 1926 Lou Hutt played 14 matches for Ponsonby and scored 3 tries.
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Auckland won easily by 49 points to 15 before a crowd of 8,000 at Carlaw Park with Lou Hutt playing in the second row.
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Lou Hutt was then selected to play in the second row for the North Island in their inter-island match with the South Island a week later.
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Lou Hutt was named in an extended squad in case any players named were unable to tour but ultimately was not required.
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The match was played at Newtown Park in Wellington and saw Auckland win easily by 41 points to 23 with Lou Hutt said to be one of the more conspicuous forwards in the Auckland side.
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Lou Hutt made 17 appearances for Ponsonby and scored 5 tries.
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Lou Hutt's try was the first of the match after Maurice Wetherill combined with Raynor, and Hec Brisbane before Lou Hutt crossed.
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Lou Hutt was selected to play in the first test against them in the position of prop.
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Lou Hutt helped save a try when he tackled Sullivan near the line and Tim Peckham kicked the resulting loose ball out over the side line before Bowman cold dive on it.
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Just a week later Lou Hutt found himself in far different playing circumstances as he was wearing the Ponsonby jersey in Hikurangi with his side playing an exhibition match there.
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Lou Hutt played 5 further matches for Ponsonby but their season ended when they were knocked out of the Roope Rooster competition with a loss to Richmond Rovers in the semi-finals.
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Lou Hutt played 8 games for them scoring 4 tries before it was reported that he had signed a contract to play for St Helens in the English competition.
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Lou Hutt had signed along with fellow Auckland and New Zealand players Trevor Hall and Roy Hardgrave.
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Lou Hutt played mainly as a blind-side prop and occasionally as a loose forward and hooker in this first season.
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Lou Hutt spent the majority of the season playing in the loose forward position.
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Lou Hutt played in the front row for an International side against England on April 7,1930.
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Lou Hutt played 6 matches for them over the remainder of the season scoring 4 tries.
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Lou Hutt again turned out for Ponsonby in the 1932 season however there was a report prior to the season beginning that he intended to play for Marist.
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Lou Hutt played 8 matches for them scoring 3 tries.
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Lou Hutt was selected for the first test in the lock position.
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Lou Hutt was heavily involved throughout the match and early on made a break before passing to Jim Calder who was tackled by Jim Sullivan.
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Lou Hutt was later involved in an attack with O'Brien and Calder with Hutt taking the play to the English fullback but play was cleared.
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Lou Hutt was then involved in play with Jonas Masters and Bert Cooke with Cooke held up on the try line.
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Lou Hutt was then picked to play for New Zealand in the second test at Monica Park in Christchurch.
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Lou Hutt was however reluctant to go at such short notice and would not leave if he could gain a suitable permanent job in New Zealand.
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Ultimately they did not make the move and Lou Hutt remained in Auckland.
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Lou Hutt had intended to retire from the game and did not begin the season for Ponsonby.
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At the annual meeting of Ponsonby at the start of the 1934 season Lou Hutt was awarded a medal as the clubs best forward.
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Lou Hutt went on to play 17 matches for Ponsonby in 1934, scoring 4 tries.
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Lou Hutt scored a try in the second half after crossing in the tackle of Jim Amos.
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The side was primarily made up of Ponsonby players but had Roy Hardgrave, Bert Laing, Des Herring, and Donald added to the side however they were not good enough on the day and lost 26 to 13 with Lou Hutt playing lock and captaining the side.
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Lou Hutt again was appointed player coach for Ponsonby for the 1935 season.
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Lou Hutt played 15 matches for them scoring 4 tries.
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Lou Hutt then played in the North Island v South Island fixture for the 6th time.
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Lou Hutt scored another try in a tense 19 to 18 win.
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Lou Hutt was then selected for the test series with Australia.
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Lou Hutt played in all 3 test matches which were all played at Carlaw Park.
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Lou Hutt played in the second row for the first test which saw New Zealand upset Australia 22 to 14 before a crowd of 20,000.
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Lou Hutt scored the only try of his test career after Lou Brown made a break and Hutt eventually received a pass from Cliff Satherley.
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Lou Hutt was said to have worked "tirelessly" in the forward pack.
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Lou Hutt played 16 matches for them scoring 6 tries.
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Lou Hutt's career was winding down by this point as he was 32 years old and had been playing senior football for 16 seasons.
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Lou Hutt did however play in one final full representative match for Auckland against the relatively new Auckland Maori side.
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In 1958 Lou Hutt went on Auckland's Southern Tour as their manager.
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Lou Hutt married Elizabeth May Holton on October 22,1928.
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Lou Hutt worked as a traffic inspector and lived on Lincoln Rd in Henderson during the 1940s.
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Lou Hutt then moved to Grey Lynn and lived there for his final decades until his death.