Birth name | James Alfred Cotter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 February 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 September 1985 | (aged 26)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Bombay Hills, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kuranui College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Alfred Cotter (17 February 1959 – 5 September 1985) was a New Zealand rugby union and softball player.
Cotter was educated at Kuranui College in Greytown, and was a member of the school's 1st XV rugby team in 1976. [1]
Cotter represented New Zealand in two sporting codes: rugby union and softball. [2]
Cotter was a Junior All Black in 1978. [3] [4] A utility back who played in all positions from first five-eighth to fullback, Cotter played 29 games for Wairarapa Bush between 1977 and 1981, and three matches for Wellington in 1985. [3]
Cotter played 10 international games for the New Zealand men's national softball team between 1980 and 1984. [5] A powerful batter, he has been described as "one of the greatest softballers produced by New Zealand". [4] [6]
Cotter died on 5 September 1985 in a road crash on the Bombay Hills, south of Auckland. [1] [7]
Since Cotter's death, the Jimmy Cotter Memorial Trophy has been contested in representative rugby matches between Wairarapa Bush and Wellington. [1] [8] Cotter was inducted into the Softball New Zealand Hall of Fame in 1998. [9] Another Jimmy Cotter Memorial Trophy is awarded by Softball New Zealand to the emerging player of the year. [10]
Birth name | James Alfred Cotter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 February 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 September 1985 | (aged 26)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Bombay Hills, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kuranui College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Alfred Cotter (17 February 1959 – 5 September 1985) was a New Zealand rugby union and softball player.
Cotter was educated at Kuranui College in Greytown, and was a member of the school's 1st XV rugby team in 1976. [1]
Cotter represented New Zealand in two sporting codes: rugby union and softball. [2]
Cotter was a Junior All Black in 1978. [3] [4] A utility back who played in all positions from first five-eighth to fullback, Cotter played 29 games for Wairarapa Bush between 1977 and 1981, and three matches for Wellington in 1985. [3]
Cotter played 10 international games for the New Zealand men's national softball team between 1980 and 1984. [5] A powerful batter, he has been described as "one of the greatest softballers produced by New Zealand". [4] [6]
Cotter died on 5 September 1985 in a road crash on the Bombay Hills, south of Auckland. [1] [7]
Since Cotter's death, the Jimmy Cotter Memorial Trophy has been contested in representative rugby matches between Wairarapa Bush and Wellington. [1] [8] Cotter was inducted into the Softball New Zealand Hall of Fame in 1998. [9] Another Jimmy Cotter Memorial Trophy is awarded by Softball New Zealand to the emerging player of the year. [10]