Derek Arnold
![]() Arnold in 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 10 January 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Balclutha, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (10 st 8 lb; 148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Austin Arnold (born 10 January 1941) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks.
Early life[]
Arnold was born in 1941 in Balclutha. He attended Christchurch West High School.[1]
Playing career[]
Arnold played for the Canterbury and South Island sides before being selected for the All Blacks 1963–64 tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America.[1][2]
Injury side-lined him in 1968 however he recovered to play again in 1969 and 1970 before retiring.[1]
Later years[]
During the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Arnold narrowly missed being in the CTV Building when it collapsed.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c Derek Arnold at AllBlacks.com
- ^ 'Bluey' gets special cap Marlborough Express, 2 July 2009
- ^ Former All Black 'should have been in CTV' The Press, 28 June 2012
Categories:
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Canterbury rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- People educated at Christchurch West High School
- Rugby union players from Balclutha, New Zealand
- South Island rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1940s birth stubs