Career
Emery represented the Auckland Rugby Union between 1954 and 1959 and played for the New Zealand Māori rugby union team from 1954 to 1958. Between 1952 and 1957 he also played for the Combined Services side. He made his New Zealand Kiwis debut in 1961 against Australia.
That same year Emery was also part of the Auckland side that defeated Australia for the first time.
Emery played for Auckland between 1961 and 1966 and New Zealand Māori in 1962 and 1967. He finished his career having played 23 Test matches for New Zealand.
Emery is the grandfather of New Zealand rugby league international Stacey Jones. Emery died on 1 September 2011 at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, aged 79.