Peter Murdoch (rugby union)
Birth name | Peter Henry Murdoch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 June 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 16 October 1995 | (aged 54)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Otahuhu College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Henry Murdoch (17 June 1941 – 16 October 1995) was a New Zealand rugby union player. An inside back, Murdoch represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1964 and 1965. He played five games at first five-eighth for the All Blacks, all of them Test matches, scoring two tries.[1]
Murdoch died on 16 October 1995 while jogging in Auckland Domain.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Peter Murdoch". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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