Morrie Wood

Morrie Wood

Birth name	Morris Edwin Wood
Date of birth	(1876-10-09)9 October 1876
Place of birth	Waipawa, New Zealand
Date of death	9 August 1956(1956-08-09) (aged 79)
Place of death	Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1894–97 1898–99 1900–01 1902–03 1904 Bush Template:Rut Hawke's Bay Template:Rut Wellington Template:Rut Canterbury Template:Rut Auckland 1 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1901–04 New Zealand 2 (0)

Morris Edwin "Morrie" Wood (9 October 1876 – 9 August 1956) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth, Wood represented Bush, Template:Rut Hawke's Bay, Template:Rut Wellington, Template:Rut Canterbury, and Template:Rut Auckland at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side from 1901 to 1904, appearing in 12 matches including two internationals. He also won the long jump at the New Zealand athletics championships in 1904, with a leap of 19 ft 7+1⁄2 in (5.98 m).