Mike Burgoyne (rugby union) explained

Mike Burgoyne
Birth Name:Michael Martin Burgoyne
Birth Date:27 March 1951
Birth Place:Kaitaia, New Zealand
Death Place:Yanuca, Fiji
Ru Position:Flanker
Height:1.880NaN0
Weight:86kg (190lb)
Ru Nationalteam:New Zealand Māori
Ru Nationalyears:1975, 1979
1979
Ru Nationalcaps:8
0
Ru Nationalpoints:
(0)
Ru Province:North Auckland
Ru Provinceyears:1975–81
Ru Provincecaps:31
School:Kaitaia College

Michael Martin Burgoyne (27 March 1951 – 22 November 2016) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Burgoyne represented North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1979. He played six matches for the All Blacks including games against Argentina and Italy, but neither was recognised as a full international by the New Zealand Rugby Union.[1] Of Ngāti Kahu descent, Burgoyne made eight appearances for New Zealand Māori between 1975 and 1979.[1]

Burgoyne died suddenly in 2016 while on the Fijian island of Yanuca.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mike Burgoyne . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 31 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Kaitaia legend and former All Black Mike Burgoyne passes away . Northern Advocate . 24 November 2016 . 24 November 2016 .
  3. News: Michael Burgoyne death notice . 26 November 2016 . New Zealand Herald . 27 November 2016.