Alistair Soper
| Full name | Alistair John Soper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| School | Waitaki Boys' High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Number 8 | ||
| New Zealand No. | 590 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1954–59, 61–66 | Southland | 103 | |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1957 | New Zealand | 0 | (0) |
Alistair John "Ack" Soper (born 7 September 1936) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at Waitaki Boys' High School.
A number eight, Soper represented Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1957 tour of Australia. He played eight matches for the All Blacks on that tour, but did not appear in any internationals. He served as president of the Southland Rugby Union in 1985.[1]
He played for the English club Blackheath in the 1960-61 season.
References
- The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby by Ron Palenski, Rod Chester & Neville McMillan, page 197 (4th edition 2005, Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland) ISBN 1-86971-026-6
- ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Ack Soper". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.