Graham Mourie
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Graham Mourie MBE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Graham Neil Kenneth Mourie 8 September 1952 Ōpunake, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | New Plymouth Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Neil Kenneth Mourie MBE (born 8 September 1952) is a former New Zealand All Black flanker and coach of the Hurricanes. He was one of the great All Black captains in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was first selected for the All Blacks in 1976, captaining a second-string New Zealand team that toured South America. He was selected again for the All Blacks against the touring British Lions in 1977, and captained the side to France later that year, replacing Tane Norton as captain.
Early life[]
Born in Taranaki, he captained his province. He attended Opunake High School and was in the 1st XV before he attended New Plymouth Boys' High School which he also got into the 1st XV but never captained it.
Rugby career[]
He played a total of 61 matches (57 as captain) for the All Blacks until 1982. He captained the All Blacks on their historic Grand Slam tour of Britain and Ireland in 1978.
In 1981, Mourie made himself unavailable for selection during the controversial tour of New Zealand by the Springboks. Mourie has said that he has no regrets about his decision not to play against the Springboks in 1981, noting that "You have got to be able to look at yourself in the mirror - look yourself in the eye and say that is the right thing to do."[1] He returned as captain later that year for the tour of Romania and France.
Recognition[]
In the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours, Mourie was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rugby.[2]
He was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2014, and the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.
Business career[]
Mourie worked as a farmer and in farming industry roles.[3]
References[]
- ^ Hunt, Tom (15 December 2013). "The skipper who tackled apartheid head-on". Stuff. The Dominion Post. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "No. 48641". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 13 June 1981. p. 45.
- ^ "Graham Mourie".
External links[]
- 1952 births
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- People educated at Opunake High School
- People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School
- World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union coaches
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire
- People from Opunake
- Rugby union flankers