John Spiers (rugby union)
Birth name | John Edmunde Spiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 August 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Otahuhu, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Onewhero District High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Edmunde Spiers (born 4 August 1947) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Spiers represented Counties at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 1976 and 1981. He played 28 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals.[1]
References[]
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "John Spiers". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Counties Manukau rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1940s birth stubs