Swin Hadley
Swinbourne Hadley was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Hadley represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1928 tour to South Africa. He played 11 matches for the All Blacks on that tour, including all four Test matches.
On 30 March 1929, Hadley married Susan Cosnett at Sacred Heart Church, Ponsonby. During World War II, he served as a corporal with 24 Infantry Battalion, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and was taken prisoner of war in Greece on 13 December 1941. He was later invalided home. Hadley died in Auckland on 29 April 1970, and he was buried at Waikumete Cemetery.
