Kevin Eveleigh
Appearance
Birth name | Kevin Alfred Eveleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 November 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Otorohanga College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Alfred Eveleigh (born 8 November 1947) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Eveleigh represented Manawatu and Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1974 to 1977. He played 30 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. He later captained Rhodesia between 1979 and 1980, and was the coach of Manawatu in 1987.[1]
References
- ^ Akers, Clive. "Kevin Eveleigh". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Palmerston North
- People educated at Otorohanga College
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Manawatu rugby union players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Rhodesian rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- New Zealand rugby union coaches
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs