John Buxton | |
Birth Name: | John Burns Buxton |
Birth Date: | 31 October 1933 |
Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Flanker |
Height: | 1.850NaN0 |
Weight: | 87kg (192lb) |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 1955–56 |
Province1: | Manawatu |
Province2: | Canterbury |
Province3: | Otago |
Province4: | Auckland |
Provinceyears1: | 1954 |
Provinceyears2: | 1955–56 |
Provinceyears3: | 1957 |
Provinceyears4: | 1958 |
Provinceapps3: | 9 |
Provinceapps4: | 11 |
School: | Takapuna Grammar School |
John Burns Buxton (31 October 1933 – 3 October 2007) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Buxton represented Manawatu, Canterbury, Otago and Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1955 and 1956. He played two games for the All Blacks, both of them test matches. He died on 3 October 2007, at age 73.[1]