Rex Pickering

Ernest Arthur Rex Pickering (23 November 1936 – 5 July 2016) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward and lock, Pickering represented Waikato at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1957 to 1960. He played 21 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.^[2] He was described as the Sonny Bill Williams of his time.^[3]

Rex Pickering

Birth name	Ernest Arthur Rex Pickering
Date of birth	(1936-11-23)23 November 1936
Place of birth	Te Kūiti, New Zealand
Date of death	5 July 2016(2016-07-05) (aged 79)
Place of death	Cambridge, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
School	Nelson College
Occupation(s)	Finance manager[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Lock Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1955-65 Waikato 104 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1957–60 New Zealand 3 (0)

Pickering was educated at Nelson College from 1953 to 1954.^[4] He died in Cambridge on 5 July 2016.^[5][6]