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Maurice Cockerill

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Maurice Cockerill
Birth nameMaurice Stanley Cockerill
Date of birth (1928-12-08) 8 December 1928 (age 95)
Place of birthHāwera, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
SchoolHawera Technical College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Hawera Athletic ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949–51 Taranaki ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951 New Zealand 3 (11)

Maurice Stanley Cockerill (born 8 December 1928) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Cockerill represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1951. He played 11 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals, but a serious knee injury suffered while playing for Taranaki in a game against Waikato later in 1951 ended his rugby career.[1][2]

He was educated at Hawera Technical College, where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1943 and 1946.[2]

Cockerill is also a former Taranaki cricket representative.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Snow Cockerill". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 42. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.