Paul Sapsford Explained

Paul Sapsford
Birth Name:Herbert Paul Sapsford
Birth Date:8 September 1949
Birth Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Death Place:Lake Ōhau, New Zealand
Ru Position:Prop
Height:1.80NaN0
Weight:102kg (225lb)
Ru Nationalteam:NZ Universities
Ru Nationalyears:1973–76
1976
Ru Nationalcaps:
0
Ru Nationalpoints:
(0)
Ru Province:Otago
Middlesex
Ru Provinceyears:1973–76, 79, 82
Ru Provincecaps:85
Occupation:Dentist[1]
School:James Hargest High School

Herbert Paul Sapsford (8 September 1949 – 29 December 2009) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Sapsford represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1976 tour of South America. He played seven matches on that tour, including the two unofficial internationals against Argentina.[2]

Sapsford died from injuries sustained in a jetboat accident near the confluence of the Dobson and Hopkins Rivers at the head of Lake Ōhau.[1] He was buried in Allanton Cemetery.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Boat mishap claims ex-All Black . 31 December 2009 . Otago Daily Times . 17 January 2015 . Alistair . McMurran.
  2. Web site: Paul Sapsford . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 17 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Cemeteries search . Dunedin City Council . 17 January 2015.