Richie Guy
| Birth name | Richard Alan Guy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 April 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Henderson High School/Waipu District High | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Ernie Guy (father)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Beef farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Alan "Richie" Guy ONZM (born 6 April 1941) is a former international rugby union player and rugby administrator.
Playing career
He played four test matches for New Zealand, the All Blacks, in 1971—all against the touring British Lions. He also played five non-Test matches in a domestic tour of New Zealand by the national team in 1972.[2] Provincially he played for North Auckland (now Northland) between 1966 and 1974, before becoming involved in rugby as an administrator.
Administration
By 1981 he was chairman of the North Auckland union, and joined the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU, now New Zealand Rugby) council in 1984. He was team manager for the All Blacks in 1986 and 1987, including during their successful 1987 Rugby World Cup campaign. He continued as an administrator, including as chairman of the NZRFU in 1995 and 1996 when the game was transitioning to professionalism, until 2001 when he was unseated from the board.[2] His chairmanship in 1995 and 1996 was particularly significant, the NZRFU formed a consortium (SANZAR) with the national unions of Australia and South Africa in order to administer two new competitions: Super 12 and the Tri-Nations Championship. The significant broadcast revenue from the new competitions forced the International Rugby Board to abolish their regulations regarding amateurism and sanction full professionalism.[3]
In 2002 Guy was made the first life member, for "exceptional service", of the New Zealand Rugby Union.[3][4] In the 2012 Birthday Honours, for his services to rugby, Guy was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.[1][5]
References
Sources
- Knight, Linsey. "Richie Guy". New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Richie Guy". New Zealand: Government House. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- Barrington, Mike (4 June 2012). "Queen's Birthday honours: Richie Guy". The Northern Advocate. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Our Members". New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Kiwi rugby legend looks back on changing game". Local Matters. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2017.