Rex Orr
Rugby player
Birth name | Rex William Orr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1923-06-19)19 June 1923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gore, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1 September 2011(2011-09-01) (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Gore High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | RNZAF pilot Physical education teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rex William Orr (19 June 1923 – 1 September 2011) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Orr represented Otago and Auckland at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1949, playing a single international match against Australia.[1]
References
- ^ Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club. "Rex Orr". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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