Larry Savage

Larry Savage

Full name	Lawrence Theodore Savage
Date of birth	(1928-02-17)17 February 1928
Place of birth	Nelson, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death	Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
School	Nelson College
University	University of Canterbury
Occupation(s)	Civil engineer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Half-back
New Zealand No.	490
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1947–50 1952–53 1955–56	Canterbury Wellington Bush	18 12 14
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1949	New Zealand	3	(0)

Lawrence Theodore "Larry" Savage (17 February 1928 – 27 September 2013) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A half-back, Savage represented Canterbury, Wellington and Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1949. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.

Savage was educated at Nelson College from 1941 to 1945. He died in 2013. He died in Lower Hutt on 27 September 2013, and his ashes were buried at Taitā Lawn Cemetery.