Greg Cooper
Birth name | Gregory John Luke Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 June 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gisborne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St John's College, Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Matthew Cooper (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gregory John Luke Cooper (born 10 June 1965) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Cooper represented Hawke's Bay, Otago and Auckland at a provincial level and the Blues in Super Rugby. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1986 and 1992, and played seven matches, all of them tests, for the team.[1] As of 2017 he holds the record for the most points scored for Otago.
Cooper was appointed coach of the Otago team for the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
References[]
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Greg Cooper". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Gisborne, New Zealand
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union coaches
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Hawke's Bay rugby union players
- Otago rugby union players
- Auckland rugby union players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- Rugby union fullbacks
- People educated at St John's College, Hastings
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1960s birth stubs