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

Mount Albert Grammar School Mount Albert Grammar School, commonly known as MAGS, is a co-educational state secondary school in Mount Albert in Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches students in year levels 9 to 13. , Mount Albert Grammar School is the second largest school in ...

. 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

Hubert McLean Hubert Foster McLean (18 July 1907 – 24 April 1997), known as Hugh McLean, was a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks between 1930 and 1936. He was educated at Hastings Boys' High School and Napier Boys' High School wh ...

he was one of the founders of the

New Zealand Barbarians The New Zealand Barbarians, nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", are an invitational rugby union team. They have been a part of New Zealand rugby since the team was founded in 1937 by two ex-All Blacks, Ronald Bush and Hubert McLean, who captained their ...

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.

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Biography

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