| Birth name | Samuel Cuningham Strahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 December 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 December 2019 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kiwitea, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School |
Huntley School Wanganui Collegiate School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Cuningham Strahan (25 December 1944 – 21 December 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He represented Manawatu at a provincial level, and represented New Zealand in the national team, the All Blacks.
Rugby career
A lock, Strahan represented Manawatu at a provincial level for 12 seasons, and the All Blacks between 1967 and 1973. He played 45 matches for the All Blacks including 17 internationals. [1]
Later life
He served as president of the Manawatu Rugby Union from 2003 to 2006. [2]
Strahan died at his home in Kiwitea, northeast of Feilding, on 21 December 2019. [3]
References
- ^ Akers, Clive. "Sam Strahan". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Ex-ABs on board Turbos campaign". Manawatu Standard. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Manawatū and All Blacks lock great Sam Strahan dies suddenly, aged 74". 1News. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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- 1944 births
- 2019 deaths
- Rugby union players from Palmerston North
- People educated at Whanganui Collegiate School
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Manawatu rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- New Zealand sports executives and administrators
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1940s birth stubs
| Birth name | Samuel Cuningham Strahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 December 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 December 2019 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kiwitea, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School |
Huntley School Wanganui Collegiate School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Cuningham Strahan (25 December 1944 – 21 December 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He represented Manawatu at a provincial level, and represented New Zealand in the national team, the All Blacks.
Rugby career
A lock, Strahan represented Manawatu at a provincial level for 12 seasons, and the All Blacks between 1967 and 1973. He played 45 matches for the All Blacks including 17 internationals. [1]
Later life
He served as president of the Manawatu Rugby Union from 2003 to 2006. [2]
Strahan died at his home in Kiwitea, northeast of Feilding, on 21 December 2019. [3]
References
- ^ Akers, Clive. "Sam Strahan". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Ex-ABs on board Turbos campaign". Manawatu Standard. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Manawatū and All Blacks lock great Sam Strahan dies suddenly, aged 74". 1News. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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| This biographical article relating to New Zealand rugby union, about a person born in the 1940s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1944 births
- 2019 deaths
- Rugby union players from Palmerston North
- People educated at Whanganui Collegiate School
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Manawatu rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- New Zealand sports executives and administrators
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1940s birth stubs