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The next match again in Sydney saw them up against Combined Suburbs XV, with Dumbell again on the wing. He landed a conversion to give him his first points for the All Blacks and help them to a 23–5 win. The next venue was the Newcastle Sports Ground where they played the Northern Districts. With poor weather conditions the New Zealand team battled on securing the game 29–0. The last game of the tour was against Western Districts in Bathurst. This was one of the tougher matches of the tour and at halftime it was only 4–0. They eventually won the match 11–0. Dumbell had ended up with nine points for the tour, scoring a try and a drop goal in the last match.
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and played five matches. His first match came before they left for Australia, when they played a Wellington XV. Dumbell played at halfback in this match that they won 9–0. On 28 May they played against Cumberland County in Sydney. Dumbell played on the wing as they eased to a convincing 33–0 victory.
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Weighing around 50 kg, Dumbell was one of the smallest men to play for New Zealand, if not the smallest, but despite his size he was admired for his speed, courage and willingness to tackle much bigger opponents.
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After his retirement from playing Dumbell served the Wellington union as a management committee member, selector and representative referee.
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in 1877. At that time provincial fixtures were infrequent and he played only five matches for Wellington between 1877 and 1883.
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in 1935, Dumbell was the oldest living All Black. He died in New Plymouth in 1936 and was buried at
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Dumbell played for the Athletic club in Wellington and made his representative debut for
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Dumbell worked for the government audit department for 44 years, retiring in 1921.
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preacher John Dumbell. The family moved to New Zealand, arriving in
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In 1884 Dumbell was included in the first New Zealand team, which
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Bacup
New Plymouth
William Henry Triggs
Utility
Wellington
New Zealand
rugby union
utility
halfback
wing
forward
national team
Bacup
Lancashire
Primitive Methodist
Wellington
New Plymouth
Wellington
toured New South Wales
Edwin Davy
Te Henui Cemetery



"Obituary: The Rev. J. Dumbell"
"1861 England Census"


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