Brian Lochore
New Zealand rugby union player and coach (1940-2019)
Sir Brian James Lochore ONZ KNZM OBE (3 September 1940 – 3 August 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He captained the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. He played at number 8 and lock, as well as captaining the side 46 times (18 of those tests).
![]() Lochore in 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Brian James Lochore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 September 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Masterton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 August 2019 | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Masterton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wairarapa College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1999, Lochore was added into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.[1]
Lochore died of bowel cancer in Masterton, New Zealand on 3 August 2019 at the age of 78.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Brian Lochore". rugbyhalloffame.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
- ↑ "1940–2019: All Blacks great Sir Brian Lochore has died, aged 78". nzherald.co.nz. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.