Leicester Rutledge
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![]() Rutledge in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Leicester Malcolm Rutledge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 April 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Riccarton High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Jason Rutledge (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leicester Malcolm Rutledge MNZM (born 12 April 1952) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. As a flanker, Rutledge represented Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side (the All Blacks), from 1978 to 1980. He played 31 matches for the All Blacks, including 13 internationals, and captained the side in one match against Combined Services on the 1978 tour of Britain and Ireland.[1]
In the 2022 New Year Honours, Rutledge was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby and the community.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Luxford, Bob. "Leicester Rutledge". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "New Year Honours: the full list of 2022". New Zealand Herald. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Categories:
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Christchurch
- People educated at Riccarton High School
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Southland rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1950s birth stubs