Rodney Noel McIntosh (born 26 April 1967) is a New Zealand former

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player. Born in

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, McIntosh was a NZ Colt who played with

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in the National Provincial Championship from 1986 to 1992, contributing to a title-winning side his final year. He represented NZ Maori and was an All Blacks trialist. McIntosh relocated to Hong Kong in 1994, on the invitation of the territory's newly appointed coach

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. He joined

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and immediately made it into the

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, which were trying to qualify for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The team were unsuccessful in this attempt but McIntosh later represented Hong Kong at the

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, in addition to seven appearances in the Hong Kong Sevens. After returning to New Zealand, McIntosh was appointed Director of High Performance Sport and Rugby at

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, having previously served as head coach of Hong Kong in rugby sevens.

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* (stats may be incomplete) {{DEFAULTSORT:McIntosh, Rodney 1967 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Hong Kong international rugby union players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate rugby union players in Hong Kong Waikato rugby union players Rugby union players from Waikato Rugby union centres Māori All Blacks players Hong Kong international rugby sevens players Coaches of international rugby sevens teams

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