Ian Eliason
New Zealand rugby union player (1945–2019)
Rugby player
Birth name | Ian Matheson Eliason | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1945-06-06)6 June 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kaponga, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 24 February 2019(2019-02-24) (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Opunake High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Matheson Eliason (6 June 1945 – 24 February 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Eliason represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1972 to 1973. He played 19 games for the All Blacks but did not appear in any test matches.[1]
Eliason died in New Plymouth on 24 February 2019.[2]
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