Anthony John Kreft (27 March 1945 – 15 September 2023) 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

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, Kreft represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, on their 1968 tour of Australia. He played four matches for the All Blacks on that tour, including one international. Kreft died in

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on 15 September 2023, at the age of 78.

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