Ronald George Bush (3 May 1909 – 10 May 1996) was a New Zealand

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player and coach. He played one test match for the

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in 1931 and was coach of the All Blacks in 1962.

Biography

Bush was born in

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in 1909 and was educated at

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. He was an uncle of sports photographer Peter Bush. Bush played his only test match for the All Blacks in 1931 at fullback, although he was versatile and also played as a loose forward, three-quarter and five-eighth. With

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he was one of the founders of the

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in 1937; their first game was against Auckland in 1938. Bush was the

coach in 1962. He was also a

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er who played 10 first-class matches for the

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between 1932 and 1937. He died in Auckland in 1996.

References

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