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| Born | Alan Walter Blake 3 November 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 31 October 2010 (aged 87) Masterton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wairarapa College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Freezing works supervisor[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Walter Blake (3 November 1922 – 31 October 2010) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Blake represented Wairarapa at a provincial level. He played for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in a single test match in 1949. Despite not having any Māori ancestry, Blake played 26 matches for New Zealand Māori and captained the side in 1950.[2] He had an African American grandfather.[3]
During World War II, Blake served as a trooper with the 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade from 1943, and saw action in Italy.[4] At the end of the war, he toured with the New Zealand Army rugby team, known as the "Kiwis", appearing in 24 matches.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Wairarapa Electoral District: main roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1972. p. 23.
- 1 2 Knight, Lindsay. "Kiwi Blake". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ "Death of former All Black Kiwi Blake". Radio New Zealand News. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ "Alan Walter Blake". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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