Sam Strahan

Sam Strahan
Birth nameSamuel Cuningham Strahan
Date of birth(1944-12-25)25 December 1944
Place of birthPalmerston North, New Zealand
Date of death21 December 2019(2019-12-21) (aged 74)
Place of deathKiwitea, New Zealand
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight101 kg (223 lb)
SchoolHuntley School
Wanganui Collegiate School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1965–76 Manawatu ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1967–73 New Zealand 17 (0)

Samuel Cuningham Strahan (25 December 1944 – 21 December 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He represented Manawatu at a provincial level, and represented New Zealand in the national team, the All Blacks.

Rugby career

A lock, Strahan represented Manawatu at a provincial level for 12 seasons, and the All Blacks between 1967 and 1973. He played 45 matches for the All Blacks including 17 internationals.[1]

Later life

He served as president of the Manawatu Rugby Union from 2003 to 2006.[2]

Strahan died at his home in Kiwitea, northeast of Feilding, on 21 December 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ Akers, Clive. "Sam Strahan". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Ex-ABs on board Turbos campaign". Manawatu Standard. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Manawatū and All Blacks lock great Sam Strahan dies suddenly, aged 74". 1News. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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