Graham Edward Hamer (born 9 November 1936) is a former 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 ...
coach.
Hamer started his senior coaching career with the
Kia Toa
Kia Toa RFC is a constituent club in the Manawatu province for rugby in New Zealand. It is at the Palmerston North Bowling Club on Linton Street and is one of the oldest clubs in the Manawatu.
Kia Toa is a Māori term, which can be translated ...
club in 1971.
He then notably coached the provincial side to their only
Ranfurly Shield
The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Shield is based on a challenge system. The holding union must defend the shield in challeng ...
reign (between 1976 and 1978) as well as winning the only first division in the union's history (1980).
A trophy dedicated to Hamer, the
Graham Hamer Trophy, is competed for at the Central Region
sevens annually.
References
New Zealand rugby union coaches
Living people
1936 births
People educated at Mount Albert Grammar School
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