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Laurie O’Reilly
Laurie O’Reilly (1942–1998) was a New Zealand rugby union coach, lawyer, lecturer and New Zealand's Commissioner for Children from 1994 to 1997. He was the first coach of the New Zealand women's national rugby union team, New Zealand women's national team, the Black Ferns. Early career O'Reilly completed his law degree at the University of Canterbury and was admitted to the bar in 1963, at the age of 21. In 1967 he became a partner for the Cameron & Co law firm. He was a family lawyer in Christchurch, and he served as New Zealand's Commissioner for Children from 1994 to 1997. He was also a law lecturer at the University of Canterbury, where he coached the men's team. His daughter Lauren O'Reilly (rugby union), Lauren is a former New Zealand women's national rugby union team, Black Fern. Rugby career Player O'Reilly played Prop (rugby union), Prop and won senior championships with the University of Canterbury in 1963 and 1965. Coaching In 1988, O’Reilly coached th ...
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University Of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury (UC; ; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbury College, the first constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is New Zealand's second-oldest university, after the University of Otago, which was founded four years earlier, in 1869. Its original campus was in the Christchurch Central City, but in 1961 it became an independent university and began moving out of its original neo-Gothic buildings, which were re-purposed as the Christchurch Arts Centre. The move was completed on 1 May 1975 and the university now operates its main campus in the Christchurch suburb of Ilam. The university offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in, among others, Arts, Commerce, Education (physical education), Fine Arts, Forestry, Health Sciences, International Relations and Diplom ...
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