Rewi Braithwaite

{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2019}}

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| fullname = John Rewi Fergusson Braithwaite

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| position = Defender

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1897|09|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dunedin, New Zealand

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|01|15|1897|09|25|df=yes}}

| death_place = Hastings, New Zealand

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| years1 = ?–1922 | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs1 = Huntly

| years2 = 1923–? | caps2 = | goals2 = | clubs2 = Ponsonby

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| nationalyears1 = 1922–23 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = New Zealand

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John Rewi Fergusson Braithwaite (25 September 1897 – 15 January 1987) was an association football player who represented New Zealand, playing in New Zealand's first ever official international.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm|title=A-International Appearances - Overall|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=12 June 2009}}

Braithwaite made his full New Zealand debut in that country's inaugural A-international fixture, beating Australia 3–1 on 17 June 1922{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1559.htm|title=A-International Lineups|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=12 June 2009}} and ended his international playing career with six A-international caps to his credit, his final cap an appearance in a 4–1 win over Australia on 30 June 1923.

Braithwaite later served as a St Kilda borough councillor, representing the Labour Party.{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19501120.2.52 |title=New mayor: St. Kilda Borough |date=20 November 1950 |work=Otago Daily Times |page=4 |issue=27551 |access-date=11 January 2022}}