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Neil Thimbleby

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Neil Thimbleby
Birth nameNeil William Thimbleby
Date of birth (1939-06-19) 19 June 1939 (age 85)
Place of birthLower Hutt, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
SchoolMarton District High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1959–71 Hawke's Bay 158 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1970 New Zealand 1 (0)

Neil William Thimbleby (born 19 June 1939) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Thimbleby represented Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1970 tour to South Africa. He played 13 matches for the All Blacks on that tour, including one international.[1]

References

  1. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Neil Thimbleby". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 August 2015.