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Saint Conway of Whakatane |
Red Conway, yep, the same fellow that features in that Steinlager ad. Isn’t it interesting that the other chap in that series of ads - Buck Shelford was born and bred in the Bay territory of Rotorua. Obviously all the other unions are soft and we need more Bay players in the All Blacks.
A small chap (1.75m, 86kg) with a will and determination that well exceeded his build he first started out in rugby as a hooker but then shifted to the flank and went on to play 10 tests and 25 games for the All Blacks. He also played softball – where he was a catcher and during one of these games he broke a finger and rather than miss the upcoming tour of South Africa he had it amputated. Conway also captained the Bay from 1962 to 1968, a true legend of BOP rugby.
All Black 1959-1965.
Read about Red's All Black career at the rugby museum. |
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