| Birth name | Ernest Henry Dodd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 March 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 September 1918 (aged 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Clerk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Henry Dodd (21 March 1880 – 11 September 1918) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Dodd represented Wellington at a provincial level in 45 matches between 1901 and 1905, and appearing in the first ever Ranfurly Shield challenge in 1904. He made three appearances for the New Zealand national side: two games in 1901; and the test match against the touring Australian team at Tahuna Park, Dunedin, in 1905.[2]
Dodd enlisted for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in February 1917, and rose to the rank of lance sergeant in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade.[1] He was killed in action in France on 9 September 1918,[1] and was buried at the Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension.[3]
