Morrie Wood

Morrie Wood

Birth name	Morris Edwin Wood
Date of birth	(1876-10-09)9 October 1876
Place of birth	Waipawa, New Zealand
Date of death	9 August 1956(1956-08-09) (aged 79)
Place of death	Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth All Black No. 91 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1894–97 1898–99 1900–01 1902–03 1904 Bush Hawke's Bay Wellington Canterbury Auckland 1 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1901–04 New Zealand 2 (0)

Morris Edwin "Morrie" Wood (9 October 1876 – 9 August 1956) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth, Wood represented Bush, Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Canterbury, and Auckland at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national team from 1901 to 1904, appearing in 12 matches including two internationals.^[1]

Morrie Wood and other All Blacks 'at leisure'

Wood won the long jump at the New Zealand athletics championships in 1904, with a leap of 19 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in (5.98 m).^[2]

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