| Birth name | Ernest Sinclair Diack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 July 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 May 2025 (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gore High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Schoolteacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Sinclair "Tuppy" Diack (22 July 1930 – 16 May 2025) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Diack represented Otago and, briefly, Southland at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, namely the second test against the touring 1959 British Lions. [1]
The first player to make 100 appearances for Otago, Diack played 101 matches and scored 746 points for the province. [2] He was the leading points scorer in New Zealand first-class rugby in three consecutive seasons, from 1958 to 1960. [2]
After retiring from playing in 1964, [1] Diack remained active in rugby as a coach, selector and administrator. He served as coach and president of the Otago University Rugby Club, and was made a life member of the club. [3] A selector for the New Zealand Universities team for 13 years, he also coached the team on a tour of Japan. [2] Diack was president of the Otago Rugby Football Union in 2005, and was also a life member of the union. [2]
A schoolteacher, Diack taught at John McGlashan College in Dunedin for 28 years, including 13 years serving as deputy principal. [2]
Diack died in Dunedin on 16 May 2025, at the age of 94. [3]
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