Brian Finlay

Brian Finlay
Birth name	Brian Edward Louis Finlay
Date of birth	7 November 1927
Place of birth	Cromwell, New Zealand
Date of death	9 March 1982 (aged 54)
Place of death	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
School	St Patrick's College, Wellington
University	Massey Agricultural College
Notable relative(s)	Jack Finlay (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1950–60	Template:Rut Manawatu
International career
Years	Team
1959	New Zealand

Brian Edward Louis Finlay (7 November 1927 – 9 March 1982) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Starting out as a mid-field back and progressing to flanker, Finlay represented Template:Rut Manawatu at a provincial level. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, a test against the touring British Lions at Carisbrook in 1959, in which he played as a flanker.^[1]

Finlay died at Auckland on 9 March 1982,^[1] and was buried at Kelvin Grove Cemetery in Palmerston North.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Palmerston North Marist RFC. "Brian Finlay". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
^ "Cemetery and cremation detail". Palmerston North City Council. Retrieved 31 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[AB_profile-1] Palmerston North Marist RFC. "Brian Finlay". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

[2] "Cemetery and cremation detail". Palmerston North City Council. Retrieved 31 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

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