Birth name | Frank Nuki Ken Shelford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 May 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ōpōtiki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ōpōtiki College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) |
Buck Shelford (nephew)
[1] Darrall Shelford (nephew) Exia Shelford (niece) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Nuki Ken Shelford (born 16 May 1955) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Shelford represented Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay at provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1981 to 1985. He played 22 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. [4]
Of Whakatōhea descent, [1] Shelford played for New Zealand Māori, captaining the side against Tonga in 1983. [4] He won the Tom French Cup for Māori player of the year in 1981.
Shelford was named the supreme winner at the 1984 Bay of Plenty sports awards. [5]
Birth name | Frank Nuki Ken Shelford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 May 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ōpōtiki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ōpōtiki College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) |
Buck Shelford (nephew)
[1] Darrall Shelford (nephew) Exia Shelford (niece) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Nuki Ken Shelford (born 16 May 1955) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Shelford represented Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay at provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1981 to 1985. He played 22 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. [4]
Of Whakatōhea descent, [1] Shelford played for New Zealand Māori, captaining the side against Tonga in 1983. [4] He won the Tom French Cup for Māori player of the year in 1981.
Shelford was named the supreme winner at the 1984 Bay of Plenty sports awards. [5]