Paul Sapsford
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| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Herbert Paul Sapsford (8 September 1949 – 29 December 2009) was a New Zealand
All Blacks, on the 1976 tour of South America. He played seven matches on that tour, including the two unofficial internationals against Argentina.[2]
Sapsford died from injuries sustained in a jetboat accident near the confluence of the Dobson and Hopkins Rivers at the head of Lake Ōhau.[1] He was buried in Allanton Cemetery.[3]
References
- ^ a b McMurran, Alistair (31 December 2009). "Boat mishap claims ex-All Black". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Paul Sapsford". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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