Bruce McPhail
| Born | Bruce Eric McPhail 26 January 1937 Ashburton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 21 July 2020 (aged 83) Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ashburton High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bruce Eric McPhail (26 January 1937 – 21 July 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, McPhail represented Mid Canterbury, Canterbury, and Nelson at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1959. He played two matches for the All Blacks, both of them tests against the touring British Lions.[1]
References
- ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Bruce McPhail". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Knowler, Richard (21 July 2020). "Former All Blacks wing Bruce McPhail dies aged 83". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2020 deaths
- Rugby union players from Ashburton, New Zealand
- People educated at Ashburton College
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Mid Canterbury rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Nelson rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1930s birth stubs