Fred Newton (rugby union)

Fred Newton (7 May 1881 – 10 December 1955)[1][2] was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks between 1905 and 1906.

Out of the Linwood club in Christchurch, he played just one game for the Canterbury provincial side in 1901.

[3][4][7] An injury prevented Newton from appearing in the first eight matches, but he recovered to play in 16 games.

Ineligible for Canterbury, he played one final match for the Buller union, against Marlborough in 1908.

[4][7] It was reported that Newton had no desire to train hard in order to keep fit otherwise he certainly would've played more 1st-class games.