Mike Burgoyne (rugby union)

Mike Burgoyne
Birth nameMichael Martin Burgoyne
Date of birth(1951-03-27)27 March 1951
Place of birthKaitaia, New Zealand
Date of death22 November 2016(2016-11-22) (aged 65)
Place of deathYanuca, Fiji
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
SchoolKaitaia College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975–81 North Auckland 31 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975, 1979
1979		 New Zealand Māori
New Zealand		 8
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Michael Martin Burgoyne (27 March 1951 – 22 November 2016) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Burgoyne represented North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1979. He played six matches for the All Blacks including games against Argentina and Italy, but neither was recognised as a full international by the New Zealand Rugby Union.[1] Of Ngāti Kahu descent,[2] Burgoyne made eight appearances for New Zealand Māori between 1975 and 1979.[1]

Burgoyne died suddenly in 2016 while on the Fijian island of Yanuca.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Mike Burgoyne". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Kaitaia legend and former All Black Mike Burgoyne passes away". Northern Advocate. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Michael Burgoyne death notice". New Zealand Herald. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.