Ronald Bush
![]() Bush in 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Ronald George Bush | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 May 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 10 May 1996 | (aged 87)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Mount Albert Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Peter Bush (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricket information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1932/33–1936/37 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2020 |
Ronald George Bush (3 May 1909 – 10 May 1996) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He played one test match for the All Blacks in 1931 and was coach of the All Blacks in 1962.
Biography
[edit]Bush was born in Nelson in 1909 and was educated at Mount Albert Grammar School.[1] He was an uncle of sports photographer Peter Bush.[1]
Bush played his only test match for the All Blacks in 1931 at fullback, although he was versatile and also played as a loose forward, three-quarter and five-eighth.[2]
With Hubert McLean he was one of the founders of the New Zealand Barbarians in 1937; their first game was against Auckland in 1938.[3] Bush was the All Blacks coach in 1962.[1]
He was also a cricketer who played 10 first-class matches for the Auckland cricket team between 1932 and 1937.[4]
He died in Auckland in 1996.[1]
References
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- ^ a b c d Ronald Bush at AllBlacks.com
- ^ Ron Palenski; Rod Chester; Neville McMillan (2005). The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby (4th ed.). Hodder Moa, Auckland. p. 38,39. ISBN 1-86971-026-6.
- ^ Ron Palenski; Rod Chester; Neville McMillan (2005). The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby (4th ed.). Hodder Moa, Auckland. p. 138. ISBN 1-86971-026-6.
- ^ Ronald Bush at ESPNcricinfo
- 1909 births
- 1996 deaths
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- New Zealand national rugby union team coaches
- Auckland rugby union players
- Otago rugby union players
- Auckland cricketers
- New Zealand cricketers
- New Zealand rugby union players
- People educated at Mount Albert Grammar School
- Rugby union fullbacks
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs
- New Zealand cricket biography, 1900s birth stubs