Jamie Hendrie
James Malcolm Hendrie (born 12 June 1951) is a former rugby union player who played once for New Zealand. A halfback, he was a guest player for the All Blacks against a President's XV in Perth, Western Australia when the team was en route to South Africa in 1970. Two games against Western Australian teams were played on Sunday, and Sid Going (a Mormon) was unavailable for religious reasons.[1] Despite the game being an exhibition match, Hendrie is officially an All Black, and was the 680th player to represent New Zealand.[2]
| Date of birth | 12 June 1951 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Clifton Hall (Scotland) Merchiston Castle (Scotland) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Singapore, he was educated at Clifton Hall School and Merchiston Castle School; both in Edinburgh, Scotland. He had played for the University of Western Australia for four years.
Hendrie is a doctor and a fellow of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine.
Footnotes
- Rattue, Chris (17 December 2004). "Strewth, doc, how could a rooster like you play for the All Blacks?". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- "All Blacks named for first Bledisloe Test". allblacks.com. New Zealand Rugby. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
References
- The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby by Ron Palenski, Rod Chester & Neville McMillan, page 95 (4th edition 2005, Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland) ISBN 1-86971-026-6