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Roly Green

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Roly Green
Birth nameRoland Leslie Green
Date of birth(1927-09-01)1 September 1927
Date of death29 October 2017(2017-10-29) (aged 90)
Place of deathTimaru, New Zealand
Notable relative(s)James Green (great-uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1950–52 South Canterbury 19 ()

Roland Leslie Green (1 September 1927 – 29 October 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback, Green represented South Canterbury at a provincial level from 1950 to 1952, playing 19 matches for the union, including its first Ranfurly Shield victory in 1950.[1] When he died in Timaru on 29 October 2017, Green was the last surviving member of the playing XV from that match.[1][2]

Born on 1 September 1927,[3] Green was the son of Daisy Green (née Aitchison) and Richard Corbett Cooper Green,[4] whose father Isaac Green served four terms as mayor of North East Valley in Dunedin.[5] Isaac Green's brother, James Green, was a New Zealand member of Parliament.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Piddington, Stu. "South Canterbury Ranfurly Shield original passes away aged 90". Timaru Herald. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Roland Green death notice". The Press. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Death search: registration number 2017/30663". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Family of Thomas Aitchison, Mary Muir". 10 January 1999. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Green family of North East Valley, Dunedin". 2 December 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2017.