Alan Sutherland (rugby player)

Alan Sutherland
Birth name Alan Richard Sutherland
Date of birth (1944-01-04) 4 January 1944
Place of birth Blenheim, New Zealand
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 108 kg (238 lb)
School Marlborough College
Notable relative(s) Ivan Sutherland (brother)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Lock
All Black No. 670
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962–76 Marlborough 109 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1968–76
1977		 New Zealand
Rhodesia		 10 (12)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
1973 New Zealand 1

Alan Richard Sutherland (born 4 January 1944) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A number 8 and lock, Sutherland represented Marlborough at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1968 to 1976. He played 64 matches for the All Blacks, of which three were as captain, including 10 internationals.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Ivan Sutherland". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Alan Sutherland". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 May 2015.


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