Born: c.1898
Died: May 8, 1967
Test record: 3 Tests (1924, 1926) - 4 goals (8 points)
Tours: 1925 tour of Australia, 1926-27 tour of Britain
Goalkicking West Coast forward Neil Mouat made his New Zealand debut during the 1924 home series against England and was later one of the dissenting forwards on the troubled 1926-27 tour of Britain who incurred a life ban from the NZRL.
The ex-Greymouth Marist rugby union player switched codes and featured in the second-row for New Zealand in the first and third Tests against England in 1924, before scoring a try in West Coast's 65-8 loss to the tourists.
Mouat captained South Island (and scored its first try) in the inaugural interisland fixture in 1925 and played 11 games on New Zealand's tour of Australia. He kicked five goals in each of the last two games, a 19-18 win over NSW and a 26-25 loss to Southern Division.
Chosen for the 1926-27 tour of Britain, Mouat was one of seven forwards to strike after repeated disputes with management over conditions. He ultimately played only 10 games, scoring three tries and kicking 14 goals. Mouat slotted four goals in his only Test appearance on tour, the 28-20 loss at Wigan.
The seven striking players received life bans from the NZRL upon their return, which were lifted five years before Mouat's death in 1967.