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Murray Jones (rugby union)

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Murray Jones
Birth nameMurray Gordon Jones
Date of birth(1942-10-26)26 October 1942
Place of birthWarkworth, New Zealand
Date of death12 February 1975(1975-02-12) (aged 32)
Place of deathAuckland Harbour, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolTakapuna Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964–69
1970–74
Template:Rut Auckland
North Auckland
56
53
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1973 New Zealand 1 (0)

Murray Gordon Jones (26 October 1942 – 12 February 1975) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Dobson represented Template:Rut Auckland and North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1973. He played five matches for the All Blacks including one test against the touring England side in 1973.[1]

Jones drowned in Auckland Harbour while attempting to rescue his son following a yachting accident.[1] He was buried at North Shore Memorial Park.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Murray Jones". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ^ "North burial and cremation records search". Auckland Council. Retrieved 26 October 2015.