Neil McGregor (rugby union)
Appearance
Birth name | Neil Perriam McGregor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 29 December 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lowburn, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 July 1973 | (aged 71)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Hokitika, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Gore High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Customs officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neil Perriam McGregor (29 December 1901 – 12 July 1973) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first or second five-eighth, McGregor represented Template:Rut Wellington and Template:Rut Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1924 to 1928. He played 27 matches for the All Blacks including two internationals. He went on to serve as the selector and coach of the Template:Rut Nelson provincial side from 1961 to 1963, and was a South Island selector from 1965 to 1968.[1]
References
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Mac Geddes". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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