Birth name | Murray Geoffrey Davie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 September 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Burnside High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Publican [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murray Geoffrey Davie (born 19 September 1956) is a former New Zealand rugby union and water polo player.
A rugby union prop, Davie represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1983 tour of Scotland and England. He played five matches for the All Blacks including one test match as a substitute. [2] He was also a New Zealand international water polo representative. [3]
Davie attended Burnside High School in Christchurch from 1969 to 1971. [4]
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