Alan Sutherland (rugby union)
Appearance
Birth name | Alan Richard Sutherland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 January 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Blenheim, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Marlborough College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Ivan Sutherland (brother)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Richard Sutherland (born 4 January 1944) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A number 8 and lock, Sutherland represented Marlborough at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1968 to 1976. He played 64 matches for the All Blacks, of which three were as captain, including 10 internationals.[2]
References
- ^ "Ivan Sutherland". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Alan Sutherland". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
Categories:
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Blenheim, New Zealand
- People educated at Marlborough Boys' College
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Marlborough rugby union players
- Rhodesian rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union number eights
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs