Bill Bush

Bill Bush
Full name William Kingita Te Pohe Bush
Date of birth 24 January 1949
Place of birth Napier, New Zealand
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 103 kg (227 lb)
School Whakatane High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
New Zealand No. 738
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1971–82 Canterbury
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1973–82
1974–79
New Zealand Māori
New Zealand

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William Kingita Te Pohe "Bill" Bush MNZM (born 24 January 1949) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Bush represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1974 to 1979. He played 37 matches for the All Blacks including 12 internationals.[1]

In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours Bush was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby. [2]

References

  1. Knight, Lindsay. "Billy Bush". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. "Queen's Birthday honours list 1996". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 1996. Retrieved 29 March 2015.