John Brake (rugby union, born 1952)
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Leonard John Brake (3 July 1952-11 December 2021)[1] was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. A first five-eighth, Brake represented Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1976 tour of South America. He played five matches on that tour, but did not appear in either of the unofficial tests against Argentina. He went on to be the Bay of Plenty selector–coach between 1989 and 1991.[2]
Birth name | Leonard John Brake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 July 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 11 December 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.783 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Western Heights High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References edit
- ^ "Leonard BRAKE Obituary (2021) - Auckland, Auckland - The New Zealand Herald". Legacy.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "John Brake". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 December 2014.