Roger Urbahn Explained

Roger Urbahn
Birth Name:Roger James Urbahn
Birth Date:31 July 1934
Birth Place:Ōpunake, New Zealand
Death Place:New Plymouth, New Zealand
Ru Position:Halfback
Height:1.740NaN0
Weight:61kg (134lb)
Repyears1:1959–60
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:3
Ru Provinceyears1:1955–66
Occupation:School teacher, journalist
School:Stratford Technical High School

Roger James Urbahn (31 July 1934 – 27 November 1984) was a New Zealand rugby union player, cricketer, and sports journalist.

A halfback, Urbahn played representative rugby for at a provincial level between 1955 and 1966. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1959 and 1960, playing 15 matches including three internationals. In all he scored three tries for the All Blacks.[1] An all-round sportsman, Urbahn also played Hawke Cup cricket for Taranaki.[1] He trained as a school teacher at Ardmore Teachers' Training College and worked in that profession until 1962, when he became a journalist, rising to become sports editor of the Taranaki Daily News. Urbahn died in New Plymouth on 27 November 1984.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roger Urbahn . Luxford . Bob . New Zealand Rugby Union . 14 February 2016.