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Mike McCool

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Mike McCool
Birth nameMichael John McCool
Date of birth(1951-09-15)15 September 1951
Place of birthHastings, New Zealand
Date of death23 June 2020(2020-06-23) (aged 68)
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb)
SchoolSt. Patrick's College, Silverstream
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1972–78 Hawke's Bay 77 (0)
1979–83 Wairarapa Bush 50 (4)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1979 New Zealand 1 (0)

Michael John McCool (15 September 1951 – 23 June 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, McCool attended Kererū School, and then St. Patrick's College, Silverstream, where he was a member of the 1st XV in 1968.[1]

He represented Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1979. He played two matches for the All Blacks, including one test match against Australia.[2]

McCool died while working on his family lifestyle property in the Auckland region on 23 June 2020, survived by his wife, Deb, and four of their five children.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Moa Publications. p. 103.
  2. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Mike McCool". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Mike McCool death notice". New Zealand Herald. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ Harding, Grant (29 June 2020). "Wai-Bush All Black dies". Wairarapa Times-Age. Retrieved 5 July 2020.