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. 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 he was one of the founders of the

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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 Auckland cricket team between 1932 and 1937. He died in Auckland in 1996.

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1909 births 1996 deaths New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand national rugby union team coaches Auckland rugby union players Otago rugby union players Auckland cricketers New Zealand cricketers New Zealand rugby union players People educated at Mount Albert Grammar School {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1900s-stub

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