George Skudder | |
Birth Name: | George Rupuha Skudder |
Birth Date: | 10 February 1948 |
Birth Place: | Te Puke, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Te Puke, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Height: | 1.790NaN0 |
Weight: | 82kg (181lb) |
Ru Nationalteam: | New Zealand Māori |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1968–73 1969–73 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 1 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (3) |
Ru Province: | Waikato |
Ru Provinceyears: | 1968–73 |
Ru Provincecaps: | 37 |
Relatives: | Nehe Milner-Skudder (nephew) Ben Atiga (nephew) Tanerau Latimer (nephew) |
School: | Te Aute College |
George Rupuha Skudder (10 February 1948 – 8 May 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Skudder represented Waikato at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1969 to 1973. He played 14 matches for the All Blacks including one international, against the touring Welsh side in 1969.[1]
Skudder died on 8 May 2021, aged 73.[1] He was the uncle of All Blacks Nehe Milner-Skudder, Ben Atiga, and Tanerau Latimer.[2] [3]