Ian Eliason
Birth name | Ian Matheson Eliason | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 June 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kaponga, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 24 February 2019 | (aged 73)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Opunake High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Matheson Eliason (6 June 1945 – 24 February 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Eliason represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1972 to 1973. He played 19 games for the All Blacks but did not appear in any test matches.[1]
Eliason died in New Plymouth on 24 February 2019.[2]
References[]
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Ian Eliason". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Watson, Mike (25 February 2019). "Former All Black and Taranaki rugby stalwart Ian 'Legs' Eliason dies". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
Categories:
- 1945 births
- 2019 deaths
- People from Kaponga
- People educated at Opunake High School
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Taranaki rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1940s birth stubs