Roger Urbahn
Birth name | Roger James Urbahn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 July 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Opunake, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 27 November 1984 | (aged 50)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Stratford Technical High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Ardmore Teachers' Training College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | School teacher, journalist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roger James Urbahn (31 July 1934 – 27 November 1984) was a New Zealand rugby union player, cricketer, and sports journalist.
A halfback, Urbahn played representative rugby for Taranaki at a provincial level between 1955 and 1966. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1959 and 1960, playing 15 matches including three internationals. In all he scored three tries for the All Blacks.[1] An all-round sportsman, Urbahn also played Hawke Cup cricket for Taranaki.[1][2] He trained as a school teacher at Ardmore Teachers' Training College and worked in that profession until 1962, when he became a journalist, rising to become sports editor of the Taranaki Daily News. Urbahn died in New Plymouth on 27 November 1984.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Luxford, Bob. "Roger Urbahn". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ Roger Urbahn at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1934 births
- 1984 deaths
- People from Opunake
- People educated at Stratford High School, New Zealand
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Taranaki rugby union players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- New Zealand cricketers
- 20th-century New Zealand journalists
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs