Trevor Berghan (13 July 1914 – 23 September 1998) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Berghan represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1938 tour of Australia. He played six matches for the All Blacks on that tour, including three internationals.[1]
Date of birth | 14 July 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Houhora, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 September 1998 | (aged 84)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rotorua Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Dentist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Berghan studied at the University of Otago, graduating with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1941.[2] He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the New Zealand Dental Corps in June 1941,[3] and later promoted to captain. He was seconded to the Royal New Zealand Navy with the rank of temporary surgeon lieutenant (D) in July 1943.[4]
References
edit- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Trevor Berghan". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Ba–Be". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.