Graham Wallace Delamore (3 April 1920 — 2 May 2008) was a New Zealand rugby union international.[1]

Graham Delamore
Full nameGraham Wallace Delamore
Date of birth(1920-04-03)3 April 1920
Place of birthThames, New Zealand
Date of death2 May 2008(2008-05-02) (aged 88)
Place of deathNorth Shore, New Zealand
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
SchoolThames High School
Occupation(s)School teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Five-eighth
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 New Zealand 1 (0)

Born in Thames, Delamore attended Thames High School and was a physical training instructor with the RNZAF in World War II. During the war, he had stints at both the Hawke's Bay and Manawatu representative teams.[2]

Delamore, a diminutive five-eighth, began representing Wellington in 1948 and was the provincial side's only player named in the All Blacks squad for the 1949 tour of South Africa.[3] He was capped as a first five-eighth in the 4th Test in Port Elizabeth and featured in a total of nine matches across the tour.[2]

A school teacher by profession, Delamore had a long association with Takapuna Grammar School, where he was 1st XV coach from 1950 to 1961. He later became deputy principal of the school.[2]

Delamore also played cricket for Hutt Valley in the Hawke Cup.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "More Experiments In Team; Delamore Is To Play At centre". Wanganui Chronicle. 28 June 1949. p. 5.
  2. ^ a b c d "Red Delamore #493". stats.allblacks.com.
  3. ^ "Inclusion of Delamore". Hutt News. 6 October 1948. p. 14.
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