Rick Muru

Rick Muru
Personal information
Full name Wiremu Hira Muru[1]
Born New Zealand
Weight 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Taniwharau
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Waikato
1975–77 New Zealand Māori
1980–81 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

Rick Muru is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented his country.[2]

Playing career

From Huntly, Muru played for the Taniwharau Rugby League Club in the Waikato Rugby League competition and represented Waikato. He also played for New Zealand Māori, including at the 1975 and 1977 Pacific Cups.

In 1980 Muru was selected to play for the New Zealand Kiwis on their tour of Great Britain and France. He played in 5 games, scoring one try, but did not play in any of the test matches.

Later years

Muru is a member of the Tainui tribe and is a nephew of Robert Mahuta. Muru has served as the chairman of the Waahi Marae Committee and was a board member of the Auckland Warriors when Tainui controlled the club.[3][4]

In 2015, he was named at prop in Taniwharau's team of their first 70 years.[5]

References

  1. ↑ MURU, Wiremu Hira (Rick) (1980) nzleague.co.nz
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Tainui elite 'acting in own interests' New Zealand Herald, 27 July 2000
  4. ↑ Tainui asserts Maori pride in face of Lowe's criticism New Zealand Herald, 2 March 2000
  5. ↑ AARON GOILE (3 February 2015). "Lance Hohaia named Taniwharau rugby league club's best". Stuff.
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