Maurice Stanley Cockerill (born 8 December 1928) is a former New Zealand

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player. A fullback, Cockerill represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, in 1951. He played 11 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals, but a serious knee injury suffered while playing for Taranaki in a game against Waikato later in 1951 ended his rugby career. He was educated at Hawera Technical College, where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1943 and 1946. Cockerill is also a former

Taranaki Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dis ...

cricket representative.

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