Peter Henry Murdoch (17 June 1941 – 16 October 1995) was a New Zealand rugby union player. An inside back, Murdoch represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1964 and 1965. He played five games at first five-eighth for the All Blacks, all of them Test matches, scoring two tries.[1]
Birth name | Peter Henry Murdoch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 June 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 16 October 1995 | (aged 54)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Otahuhu College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murdoch died on 16 October 1995 while jogging in Auckland Domain.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Peter Murdoch". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 November 2021.