Eric Cockroft
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Eric Arthur Percy Cockroft (10 September 1890 – 2 April 1973) was a New Zealand
rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player. A
wing A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is expres ...
and full-back, Cockroft represented
Otago Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government reg ...
and
South Canterbury South Canterbury is the area of the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand bounded by the Rangitata River in the north and the Waitaki River (the border with the Otago Region) to the south. The Pacific Ocean and ridge of the Souther ...
at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the
All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ...
, in 1913 and 1914. He played seven matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.


References

1890 births 1973 deaths New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players People educated at Southland Boys' High School University of Otago alumni New Zealand schoolteachers New Zealand military personnel of World War I South Canterbury rugby union players Otago rugby union players Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks Rugby union players from Otago {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1890s-stub