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Bruce Gemmell

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Bruce Gemmell
Birth nameBruce McLeod Gemmell
Date of birth (1950-05-12) 12 May 1950 (age 74)
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
SchoolAuckland Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1969–78 Auckland 60 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1974 New Zealand 2 (0)

Bruce McLeod Gemmell (born 18 May 1950) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1966 and 1968. A halfback, Gemmell represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1974 tour of Australia and Fiji. He played six matches on that tour including two internationals. Gemmell retired from rugby in 1978 because of an ongoing head injury.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Bruce Gemmell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 December 2014.