Sam Strahan

Sam Strahan

Birth name	Samuel Cuningham Strahan
Date of birth	(1944-12-25)25 December 1944
Place of birth	Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of death	21 December 2019(2019-12-21) (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
Position(s) Lock Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1965–76 Manawatu () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1967–73 New Zealand 17 (0)

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.

Rugby career

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.

Later life

He served as president of the Manawatu Rugby Union from 2003 to 2006.

Strahan died at his home in Kiwitea, northeast of Feilding, on 21 December 2019.