Mike Burgoyne (rugby union)
| Birth name | Michael Martin Burgoyne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 March 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kaitaia College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Martin Burgoyne (27 March 1951 – 22 November 2016) was a New Zealand
All Blacks, in 1979. He played six matches for the All Blacks including games against Argentina and Italy, but neither was recognised as a full international by the New Zealand Rugby Union.[1] Of Ngāti Kahu descent,[2] Burgoyne made eight appearances for New Zealand Māori between 1975 and 1979.[1]
Burgoyne died suddenly in 2016 while on the Fijian island of Yanuca.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Mike Burgoyne". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Kaitaia legend and former All Black Mike Burgoyne passes away". Northern Advocate. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Michael Burgoyne death notice". New Zealand Herald. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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