Mike McCool explained

Mike McCool
Birth Name:Michael John McCool
Birth Date:15 September 1951
Birth Place:Hastings, New Zealand
Ru Position:Lock
Height:1.930NaN0
Weight:108kg (238lb)
Ru Nationalcaps:1
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
Ru Nationalyears:1979
Ru Province:Hawke's Bay
Wairarapa Bush
Ru Provinceyears:1972–78
1979–83
Ru Provincecaps:77
50
Ru Provincepoints:(0)
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Michael John McCool (15 September 1951 – 23 June 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, McCool attended Kererū School, and then St. Patrick's College, Silverstream, where he was a member of the 1st XV in 1968.[1]

He represented Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1979. He played two matches for the All Blacks, including one test match against Australia.[2]

McCool died while working on his family lifestyle property in the Auckland region on 23 June 2020, survived by his wife, Deb, and four of their five children.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chester, Rod. The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Moa Publications. 1987. 103. McMillan. Neville. Palenski. Ron.
  2. Web site: Mike McCool . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Museum . 13 July 2014.
  3. News: Mike McCool death notice . 26 June 2020 . New Zealand Herald. 26 June 2020.
  4. News: Wai-Bush All Black dies . Grant . Harding . 29 June 2020 . Wairarapa Times-Age . 5 July 2020.