Ken Going
Birth name | Kenneth Tautohe Going | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 February 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kawakawa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 6 August 2008 | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Towai, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Church College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Sid Going (brother) Todd Miller (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Tautohe Going (18 February 1942 – 6 August 2008) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A full-back, Going represented North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1974 tour of Ireland. He played three matches for the All Blacks but did not play any internationals.[1] Of Ngāti Hine and Ngāpuhi descent,[2] Going played 24 matches for New Zealand Māori.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Ken Going". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "NorthTec — Council Honours Awards". www.northland.ac.nz. NorthTec Tai Tokerau Wānanga. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2008 deaths
- People educated at the Church College of New Zealand
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Māori All Blacks players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Ngāti Hine
- Ngāpuhi
- Northland rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1940s birth stubs