Dallas Seymour

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Dallas Seymour
Date of birth (1967-08-19) 19 August 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Tokoroa, New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992 New Zealand 3
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
1988–2002 New Zealand
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team competition

Dallas Seymour (born 19 August 1967 in Tokoroa) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and rugby sevens player. [1] One of New Zealand rugby sevens' longest serving players, he played in the national team from 1988 until 2002. [2]

He also had a distinguished provincial rugby career at the fifteen a side game and made a brief appearance as an All Black playing 3 tour matches in 1992, one in Australia and two in South Africa.

He is married to former Silver Fern captain Julie Seymour (nee Dawson). [3] When he won a gold medal at the Rugby sevens at the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the Netball competition.

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References

  1. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  2. "Dallas Seymour". Hurricanes Limited. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  3. allblacks.com – Dallas Seymour