Peter Eastgate (rugby union)
Appearance
Birth name | Barry Peter Eastgate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 July 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 December 2007 | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hokitika District High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Scrap metal dealer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barry Peter Eastgate (10 July 1927 – 15 December 2007) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Eastgate represented West Coast and Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1952 to 1954. He played 17 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Peter Eastgate". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2007 deaths
- Rugby union players from Nelson, New Zealand
- People educated at Westland High School, Hokitika
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- West Coast rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs