![]() Sapsford in 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Herbert Paul Sapsford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 September 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 December 2009 60) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Lake Ōhau, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | James Hargest High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Dentist [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Herbert Paul Sapsford (8 September 1949 – 29 December 2009) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Sapsford represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1976 tour of South America. He played seven matches on that tour, including the two unofficial internationals against Argentina. [2]
Sapsford died from injuries sustained in a jetboat accident near the confluence of the Dobson and Hopkins Rivers at the head of Lake Ōhau. [1] He was buried in Allanton Cemetery. [3]