Roger Boon

Roger Boon
Birth nameRoger John Boon
Date of birth(1935-02-23)23 February 1935
Place of birthNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Date of death9 June 2023(2023-06-09) (aged 88)
Place of deathWhanganui, New Zealand
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
SchoolWanganui Collegiate School
Occupation(s)
  • Builder
  • farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1956–1960 Taranaki 47 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1960 New Zealand 0 (0)
Coaching career
Years Team
1982–1984 Wanganui

Roger John Boon (23 February 1935 – 9 June 2023) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Boon represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1960 tour of South Africa, being called in as replacement for the injured Ron Hemi. He played six matches for the All Blacks on that tour, before suffering an injury that ended his first-class rugby career. Boon did not appear in any Test matches, although he did play in the tour match against Rhodesia. He later served as selector coach of the Wanganui representative team between 1982 and 1984.[1]

Boon died in Whanganui on 9 June 2023, at the age of 88.[2]

References

  1. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Roger Boon". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ Hassall, Grant; Johnston, Will (15 June 2023). "Gentle and kind off field, Taranaki legend Roger Boon remembered as a tough hooker". Stuff. Retrieved 20 June 2023.


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