Dick Conway (rugby union)
 Conway in circa 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Richard James Conway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 April 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Whakatāne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 May 2022 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Whakatāne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Whakatane High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Carpenter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard James Conway (22 April 1935 – 25 May 2022), also known as Red Conway, was a New Zealand rugby union player. He played for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, between 1959 and 1965.[1]
Career[change | change source]
Conway began playing professionally for the first time with Otago in 1957.[1] He went on to play 72 games for Bay of Plenty from 1962 to 1968, and was captain of the team.[1][2]
Conway began playing for the All Blacks in 1959.[3]
In 1960, he had a finger amputated so he could take part in a tour of Australia and South Africa.[4] This was because he always kept injuring his finger while playing.[5] He broke his finger before the Australia-South Africa tour began and his doctor said if he wanted to keep playing rugby, he would have to amputate it or otherwise it would keep breaking.[5]
Conway worked as a carpenter, and he coached rugby during the 1970s.[1]
Personal life[change | change source]
Conway was born in Whakatāne, New Zealand on 22 April 1935. He studied at Whakatane High School. Conway died in Whakatāne on 25 May 2022 at the age of 87.[6][7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Luxford, Bob. "Red Conway". New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "Big honour to be picked, says Reid". Bay of Plenty Times. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ Leggat, David (20 July 2006). "The great All Black comebacks". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ Johannsen, Dana; Cleaver, Dylan (10 September 2012). "Danger of ignoring hard knocks of the game". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Miracle recovery for Waratah Phil Waugh". Stuff. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "Former All Black Richard 'Red' Conway dies at 87". Stuff. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "Richard James Conway". The New Zealand Herald. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
Other websites[change | change source]
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