Roger Boon Explained

Roger Boon
Birth Name:Roger John Boon
Birth Date:23 February 1935
Birth Place:New Plymouth, New Zealand
Death Place:Whanganui, New Zealand
Ru Position:Hooker
Height:1.79 m
Weight:92 kg
Ru Nationalyears:1960
Ru Nationalcaps:0
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
Ru Province:Taranaki
Ru Provinceyears:1956–1960
Ru Provincecaps:47
Ru Coachclubs:Wanganui
Ru Coachyears:1982–1984

Roger John Boon (23 February 1935 – 9 June 2023) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Boon represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1960 tour of South Africa, being called in as replacement for the injured Ron Hemi. He played six matches for the All Blacks on that tour, before suffering an injury that ended his first-class rugby career. Boon did not appear in any Test matches, although he did play in the tour match against Rhodesia. He later served as selector coach of the Wanganui representative team between 1982 and 1984.[1]

Boon died in Whanganui on 9 June 2023, at the age of 88.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roger Boon . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 20 June 2023.
  2. News: Gentle and kind off field, Taranaki legend Roger Boon remembered as a tough hooker . Grant . Hassall . Will . Johnston . 15 June 2023 . . 20 June 2023.