Career
A rugby union first five-eighth, Black played for Ponsonby Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks on that tour, three of them at halfback, including one international. In 1951 he switched codes, signing for Wigan. He made his debut on 22 December 1951.
He later also played three matches for the Other Nationalities side in the European Rugby League Championship.
In 1953 he, along with four other Wigan players, signed with Keighley. He returned to New Zealand in 1957 and played for the Ngongotaha club
Black died in Rotorua on 24 January 2016.
