Ian Matheson Eliason (6 June 1945 – 24 February 2019) was a New Zealand
rugby union
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player. A
lock
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*Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
Arts and entertainment
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, Eliason represented
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 Dist ...
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 ...
, from 1972 to 1973. He played 19 games for the All Blacks but did not appear in any test matches.
Eliason died in
New Plymouth
New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...
on 24 February 2019.
References
1945 births
2019 deaths
People from Kaponga
People educated at Opunake High School
New Zealand rugby union players
New Zealand international rugby union players
Taranaki rugby union players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union players from Taranaki
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