Birth name | Samuel Cuningham Strahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 December 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 December 2019 | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Kiwitea, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School |
Huntley School Wanganui Collegiate School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Cuningham Strahan (25 December 1944 – 21 December 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He represented Manawatu at a provincial level, and represented New Zealand in the national team, the All Blacks.
A lock, Strahan represented Manawatu at a provincial level for 12 seasons, and the All Blacks between 1967 and 1973. He played 45 matches for the All Blacks including 17 internationals. [1]
He served as president of the Manawatu Rugby Union from 2003 to 2006. [2]
Strahan died at his home in Kiwitea, northeast of Feilding, on 21 December 2019. [3]