Pat Hannigan
Personal information
Full namePatrick James Hannigan
Born1887
Died14 April 1964 (aged 77)
Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1909–32 Rival
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–09 Nelson
1908 Nelson-Marlborough
Rugby league
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1910 Alhambra 10
1911–12 St Mary's Catholic Club 12 2 6
Total 22 2 0 0 6
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1910 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
1910–12 Nelson Trial Teams 4
1910–13 Nelson 9 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]

Patrick James Hannigan was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand (Heritage № 48), and Nelson, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[2][3][4]

Playing career

Rugby union career

Hannigan played rugby union, for the Nelson-Marlborough combined side against the 1908 Anglo-Wesh touring side.[5] Following his rugby league career Hannigan moved back to rugby. He was a member of the Pikomanu club in the 1920s before transferring back to his old Rival club in 1926. He was still playing in 1930 for Rival and in a match against the Nelson club a spectator remarked "What! is that Pat Hannigan? I played with him 22 years ago".[6] He was still playing in September 1932 when the Nelson Evening Mail reported that "Pat Hannigan, who, though approaching the half century mark, still keeps up with the game in a remarkable manner" after their match with Pirates.[7]

Rugby league career

In 1910 Hannigan joined the Alhambra club in Nelson. He played 10 matches for them during the season all against the Kaitoa club. In July he was nominated for selection in the New Zealand team along with fellow Nelson player Charles James. He played as a forward, i.e. number 9, in the 20-52 defeat by Great Britain at Domain Cricket Ground, Auckland on Saturday 30 July 1910.[1] Following the test he played in 2 Nelson trial team sides before being selected for the Nelson team to play against Auckland on October 10. The match was played at Trafalgar Park in Nelson and was won by Auckland 24-13.[8]

In 1911 he joined the newly formed St Mary's Catholic Club. He played 8 matches for them against Albion (previously known as Kaitoa). Hannigan played in a Nelson trial match in May and in August he was selected for the 'Northern Tour'. Nelson played 3 matches against Auckland at Victoria Park where they lost 36-12, Taranaki in Eltham, where he scored a try in a 16–8 loss, and Wanganui at Cooks Gardens where they were trounced 40-0.[9]

In 1912 he continued to play for St Mary's. He also played for Nelson against Wanganui and then against Wellington at St Patricks College in Wellington. His only other representative match was for Nelson against Golden Bay on July 27. In 1913 he was named as an emergency player for Nelson in their July 26 match against Golden Bay. There is no further mention of him playing rugby league in the Nelson area after this as the game largely ceased in the area due to the outbreak of World War I.

Personal life

In 1908 he married Mary Ellen Finnigan. They had one daughter, Joan Hannigan on January 20, 1917. Mary died in 1958 while daughter Joan died in 2000.

Pat died on April 14, 1964, and was buried at Karori, Wellington.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Past Kiwis → H at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 39.
  6. ↑ "Nelson v Rivals". Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV. 28 May 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pirates Beat Rivals". Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV. 5 September 1932. p. 9. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Auckland v Nelson". Vol. XLV, no. XLV. Nelson Evening Mail. 6 October 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "Auckland Win Again/Victory Over Nelson". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLVIII, no. 147680. 28 August 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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