Born: April 24, 1910 - Auckland
Died: June 30, 1949 - Sydney, NSW
Test record: 1 Test (1932) - 0 points
Newton Rangers hooker Allen Alfred 'Ed' St George played one Test for New Zealand in 1932. He has the unique Kiwi number of #220a, due to his sole appearance being mistakenly credited to his older brother, 1925 New Zealand rep and fellow hooker Neville, for almost 90 years.
St George made his senior club debut for Newton in 1930 - directly opposing Devonport rake Neville that year - and turned out for Auckland Colts against Sydney club Eastern Suburbs in 1931. He also debuted for Auckland against Northland in the latter season.
The 22-year-old was a bolter in the New Zealand line-up for the first Test against England in 1932, but he endured a difficult outing opposite visiting hooker John Lowe in a 24-9 defeat at Carlaw Park. Marist Old Boys' Gordon Campbell replaced St George in the side for the second Test.
St George played the 1933 season for Newton before disappearing off the rugby league scene. He moved to Australia later that year. In 1949, the 39-year-old St George murdered his wife, Daphne, then committed suicide.
The NZRL recordkeeping error - and Ed St George's grisly demise - was uncovered in 2021. He would have been Kiwi #221 but was retrospectively awarded heritage number 220a to preserve the established numbers of the more than 600 Kiwis who had followed him before the discovery was made.