Paul Sapsford

Paul Sapsford
	Sapsford in 1973
Birth name	Herbert Paul Sapsford
Date of birth	8 September 1949
Place of birth	Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of death	29 December 2009 (aged 60)
Place of death	Lake Ōhau, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb)
School	James Hargest High School
University	University of Otago
Occupation(s)	Dentist
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1973–76, 79, 82	Otago; Middlesex
International career
Years	Team
1973–76; 1976	NZ Universities; New Zealand

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]

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

References[edit]

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

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[ODT-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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