Alistair Soper Explained

Alistair Soper
Birth Name:Alistair John Soper
Birth Date:7 September 1936
Birth Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Death Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Ru Position:Number 8
Height:1.830NaN0
Weight:88kg (194lb)
Repyears1:1957
Repcaps1:0
Reppoints1:0
Ru Province1:Southland
Ru Provinceyears1:1954–59, 61–66
Ru Provinceapps1:103
School:Waitaki Boys' High School

Alistair John "Ack" Soper (7 September 1936 – 16 June 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

A number eight, Soper represented Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1957 tour of Australia. He played eight matches for the All Blacks on that tour, but did not appear in any internationals. He served as president of the Southland Rugby Union in 1985.[1]

Soper played for the English club Blackheath in the 1960–61 season.

Soper died in Invercargill on 16 June 2020, aged 83.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ack Soper . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 7 September 2015.
  2. News: Southland rugby legend Ack Soper's legacy to live on . 19 June 2020 . Logan . Savory . Stuff.co.nz . 19 June 2020.