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]
| Birth name | Henare Pawhara Milner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 February 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 March 1996 (aged 50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tokomaru Bay District High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Nehe Milner-Skudder (cousin)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Soldier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was the cousin of Nehe Milner-Skudder, who made his All Black debut in 2015.[1]
References
- "Nehe Milner-Skudder". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- Knight, Lindsay. "Buff Milner". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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