Victor Yates (rugby)

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Vic Yates
Full nameVictor Moses Yates
Date of birth(1939-06-15)15 June 1939
Place of birth Kaitaia, New Zealand
Date of death31 August 2008(2008-08-31) (aged 69)
Place of death Whangārei, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
School Kaitaia College
Notable relative(s) John Yates (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No.8
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Rarawa ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1959–1965 North Auckland 56 ()
1961 North Island ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1961–1962 New Zealand 3 (3)
1961–1964 New Zealand Māori
Rugby league career
Playing information
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1966–68 Ponsonby
Auckland
Total00000

Victor Moses Yates (15 June 1939 – 31 August 2008) was a New Zealand rugby footballer who represented his country in rugby union. His brother, John, represented New Zealand in rugby league while his father, Moses, represented North Auckland in rugby union.

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Rugby union career

Yates attended Kaitaia College and played rugby union for North Auckland, being part of the side that won the Ranfurly Shield in 1960.

He played nine matches including three Tests for the All Blacks in 1961 and 1962.

In an interview in L'Équipe on the 6 September 2017, French international Pierre Albaladejo named him as the greatest player against whom he ever played.

Rugby league career

He later switched to rugby league, playing for the Ponsonby Ponies and representing Auckland in 1966, 1967 and 1968. [1]

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References

  1. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4.
Awards
Preceded by Tom French Memorial
Māori rugby union player of the year

1961
Succeeded by