Alan Sutherland (rugby union)
Birth name | Alan Richard Sutherland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 January 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Blenheim, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 4 May 2020 | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Marlborough College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Ivan Sutherland (brother)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Vera Johns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Richard Sutherland (4 January 1944 – 4 May 2020) was a New Zealand
All Blacks, from 1968 to 1976. He played 64 matches for the All Blacks, of which three were as captain, including 10 internationals.[2]
Sutherland died in South Africa on 4 May 2020.[3]
References
- ^ "Ivan Sutherland". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Alan Sutherland". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Kermeen, Mat (5 May 2020). "Former All Black and Marlborough Ranfurly Shield hero Alan Sutherland has died". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 May 2020.