Maurice Cockerill

Maurice Cockerill
Full name Maurice Stanley Cockerill
Date of birth (1929-12-08) 8 December 1929
Place of birth Hawera, New Zealand
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
School Hawera Technical College
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fullback
New Zealand No. 522
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Hawera Athletic
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1949–51 Taranaki
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1951 New Zealand 3 (11)

Maurice Stanley Cockerill (born 8 December 1928) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Cockerill represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1951. He played 11 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals, but a serious knee injury suffered while playing for Taranaki in a game against Waikato later in 1951 ended his rugby career.[1][2]

He was educated at Hawera Technical College, where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1943 and 1946.[2]

Cockerill is also a former Taranaki cricket representative.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Knight, Lindsay. "Snow Cockerill". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia Of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 42. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.


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