Paul Sapsford

Herbert Paul Sapsford (8 September 1949 – 29 December 2009) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Sapsford represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1976 tour of South America. He played seven matches on that tour, including the two unofficial internationals against Argentina.[2]

Paul Sapsford
Birth nameHerbert Paul Sapsford
Date of birth(1949-09-08)8 September 1949
Place of birthInvercargill, New Zealand
Date of death29 December 2009(2009-12-29) (aged 60)
Place of deathLake Ohau, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
SchoolJames Hargest High School
UniversityUniversity of Otago
Occupation(s)Dentist[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
All Black No. 760
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1973–76, 79, 82 Otago
Middlesex
85 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1973–76
1976
NZ Universities
 New Zealand

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Sapsford died from injuries sustained in a jetboat accident near the confluence of the Dobson and Hopkins Rivers at the head of Lake Ohau.[1] He was buried in Allanton Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. McMurran, Alistair (31 December 2009). "Boat mishap claims ex-All Black". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. Knight, Lindsay. "Paul Sapsford". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 17 January 2015.


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