Ash Gardiner Explained

Ash Gardiner
Birth Name:Ashley John Gardiner
Birth Date:10 December 1946
Birth Place:New Plymouth, New Zealand
Death Place:New Plymouth, New Zealand
Ru Position:Prop
Height:1.850NaN0
Weight:102kg (225lb)
Repyears1:1974
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Ru Province1:Taranaki
Ru Provinceyears1:1966–75
Ru Provinceapps1:102
School:New Plymouth Boys' High School

Ashley John Gardiner (10 December 1946 – 18 January 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, All Black number 728. Gardiner represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1974 on the tours of Australia and Ireland. He played 11 matches for the All Blacks including one international.[1]

Gardiner died in New Plymouth on 18 January 2021.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ashley Gardiner . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 11 January 2015.
  2. News: Former All Black and Tukapa 'legend' Ash Gardiner dies aged 74 . Helen . Harvey . 20 January 2021 . Stuff.co.nz . 13 February 2021.