Birth name | Taui Ben Kawhena Woodman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 May 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kaikohe, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Northland College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taui Ben Kawhena Woodman (born 9 May 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Woodman represented North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1984. He made six appearances for the All Blacks but did not play any test matches. [1] His brother Fred Woodman was also an All Black; his daughter Portia Woodman is a New Zealand women's rugby team representative. [2]
Northland College is a small co-educational secondary school in Kaikohe.
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