Bruce Hunter (rugby union)

Bruce Hunter
Birth name Bruce Anthony Hunter
Date of birth (1950-09-16) 16 September 1950
Place of birth Oamaru, New Zealand
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
School Waitaki Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
All Black No. 682
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1969–73 Otago ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1970–71 New Zealand 3 (0)

Bruce Anthony Hunter (born 16 September 1950) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and middle-distance athlete.

Rugby union

A wing three-quarter, Hunter represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1970 to 1971. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.[1]

Hunter is most famous for the "Try that wasn't a Try" during the 1970 All Black Tour of South Africa. Hunter made a break and dived for the try line. After raising to his feet to celebrate, it was pointed out that he had in fact scored on the 22 and not the intended try line.

Although Hunter was explosive on the Rugby Field, it was his passion for education that lead him into a career in Teaching, where he focused on Physical Education. It was at Shirley Boys' High School, where Hunter spent much of his teaching career, that he mastered the rare vocal trait known as 'The Worble." A Worble is when ones volume is able to instantly increase randomly in the middle of sentences, before returning to the normal, acceptable level.

In 2014, Hunter was rated 4.5 out of 5 STAR's on Rate my Teacher. Although this rating would appear high, according to the website, it falls short of the line. A common theme in the life of this great All Black.

Athletics

Hunter won the national 800 m title at the New Zealand athletics championships in 1970, 1971 and 1975.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Bruce Hunter". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Hollings, Stephen (January 2015). "National champions 1887–2014" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 18. Retrieved 18 September 2015.



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