Maurice Cockerill
Full name | Maurice Stanley Cockerill | ||
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Date of birth | 8 December 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Hawera, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
School | Hawera Technical College | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Fullback | ||
New Zealand No. | 522 | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
Hawera Athletic | |||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1949–51 | Taranaki | ||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1951 | New Zealand | 3 | (11) |
Maurice Stanley Cockerill (born 8 December 1928) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Cockerill represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1951. He played 11 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals, but a serious knee injury suffered while playing for Taranaki in a game against Waikato later in 1951 ended his rugby career.[1][2]
He was educated at Hawera Technical College, where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1943 and 1946.[2]
Cockerill is also a former Taranaki cricket representative.[1]
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