Buff Milner

Henare Pawhara "Buff" Milner (12 February 1946 – 2 March 1996) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A utility back, Milner represented East Coast, Wanganui, and Counties at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1970. He played 16 matches for the All Blacks on their tour of South Africa that year, including one international. A professional soldier, Milner died suddenly in 1996 in the United Kingdom while there on an army course.[2]

Buff Milner
Birth nameHenare Pawhara Milner
Date of birth(1946-02-12)12 February 1946
Place of birthTokomaru Bay, New Zealand
Date of death2 March 1996(1996-03-02) (aged 50)
Place of deathLondon, United Kingdom
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
SchoolTokomaru Bay District High School
Notable relative(s)Nehe Milner-Skudder (cousin)[1]
Occupation(s)Soldier
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963–65
1966–72
1972–78
East Coast
Wanganui
Counties

35
41


(88)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1970
1971–75
New Zealand
New Zealand Māori
1
14
(0)
(6)

He was the cousin of Nehe Milner-Skudder, who made his All Black debut in 2015.[1]

References

  1. "Nehe Milner-Skudder". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. Knight, Lindsay. "Buff Milner". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 August 2015.


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