Morris Edwin Wood (9 October 1876 – 9 August 1956) was a New Zealand
rugby union player and athletics champion. As
second five-eighth, Wood represented the provinces of
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Wood was a member of the
New Zealand national team
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from 1901 to 1904. His 12 matches included New Zealand's first international test, against Australia. In his final match, he captained the Auckland province to a 13–0 defeat of the touring
British and Irish Lions.
Wood's 1903
long jump of would have been the New Zealand record, but was eventually assessed as being wind-assisted and so was not ratified. He went on to win the long jump at the 1904 New Zealand athletics championships, his leap of taking the title from
Te Rangi Hīroa.
Personal life
Morrie Wood was born in
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, one of four children born to English migrant parents. He had four children with his wife Clara Ritchey. After her death, he married Kate Donne in 1947. They retired to
Paraparaumu, where he died in 1956 at the age of 79.
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1876 births
1956 deaths
People from Waipawa
New Zealand rugby union players
New Zealand international rugby union players
Bush rugby union players
Hawke's Bay rugby union players
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New Zealand Athletics Championships winners
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