Bill Bush
Birth name | William Kingita Te Pohe Bush | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 24 January 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Napier, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Whakatane High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Kingita Te Pohe Bush MNZM (born 24 January 1949) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Bush represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1974 to 1979. He played 37 matches for the All Blacks including 12 internationals.[1]
In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours Bush was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby. [2]
References
- ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Billy Bush". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1996". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 1996. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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Preceded by Tane Norton |
Tom French Memorial Māori rugby union player of the year 1975 |
Succeeded by Kent Lambert |
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