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Paul Sapsford

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Paul Sapsford
Sapsford in 1973
Birth nameHerbert Paul Sapsford
Date of birth(1949-09-08)8 September 1949
Place of birthInvercargill, New Zealand
Date of death29 December 2009(2009-12-29) (aged 60)
Place of deathLake Ōhau, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
SchoolJames Hargest High School
UniversityUniversity of Otago
Occupation(s)Dentist[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1973–76, 79, 82 Otago 85 ()
- Middlesex ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1973–76 NZ Universities
1976 New Zealand 0 (0)

Herbert Paul Sapsford (8 September 1949 – 29 December 2009) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Sapsford represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1976 tour of South America. He played seven matches on that tour, including the two unofficial internationals against Argentina.[2]

Sapsford died from injuries sustained in a jetboat accident near the confluence of the Dobson and Hopkins Rivers at the head of Lake Ōhau.[1] He was buried in Allanton Cemetery.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b McMurran, Alistair (31 December 2009). "Boat mishap claims ex-All Black". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Paul Sapsford". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 17 January 2015.