Roly Green
| Birth name | Roland Leslie Green | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 September 1927 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 October 2017 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Timaru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | James Green (great-uncle) | ||||||||||||||||
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Roland Leslie Green (1 September 1927 – 29 October 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback, Green represented South Canterbury at a provincial level from 1950 to 1952, playing 19 matches for the union, including its first Ranfurly Shield victory in 1950.[1] When he died in Timaru on 29 October 2017, Green was the last surviving member of the playing XV from that match.[1][2]
Born on 1 September 1927,[3] Green was the son of Daisy Green (née Aitchison) and Richard Corbett Cooper Green,[4] whose father Isaac Green served four terms as mayor of North East Valley in Dunedin.[5] Isaac Green's brother, James Green, was a New Zealand member of Parliament.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Piddington, Stu. "South Canterbury Ranfurly Shield original passes away aged 90". Timaru Herald. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Roland Green death notice". The Press. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Death search: registration number 2017/30663". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Family of Thomas Aitchison, Mary Muir". 10 January 1999. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Green family of North East Valley, Dunedin". 2 December 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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