John Buxton (rugby union)
Birth name | John Burns Buxton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 October 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 October 2007 73) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Takapuna Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Canterbury Agricultural College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Burns Buxton (31 October 1933 – 3 October 2007) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Buxton represented Manawatu, Canterbury, Otago and Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1955 and 1956. He played two games for the All Blacks, both of them test matches.[1]
References
- ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "John Buxton". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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