Kevin Eveleigh

Kevin Eveleigh
Birth name	Kevin Alfred Eveleigh
Date of birth	8 November 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth	Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
School	Otorohanga College
Occupation(s)	Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1969–78	Manawatu
1981–82	Bay of Plenty
International career
Years	Team
1974–77	New Zealand
1979–80	Rhodesia
Coaching career
Years	Team
1987	Manawatu

Kevin Alfred Eveleigh (born 8 November 1947) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Eveleigh represented Manawatu and Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1974 to 1977. He played 30 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. He later captained Rhodesia between 1979 and 1980, and was the coach of Manawatu in 1987.^[1] In 1988, he was one of the first two "celebrity entries"—alongside Brian Ford—at the annual Coast to Coast adventure race.^[2]

References

^ Akers, Clive. "Kevin Eveleigh". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ McKerrow, Bob; Woods, John (1994). Coast to Coast: The Great New Zealand Race. Christchurch, New Zealand: Shoal Bay Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-908704-22-4.

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[1] Akers, Clive. "Kevin Eveleigh". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[2] McKerrow, Bob; Woods, John (1994). Coast to Coast: The Great New Zealand Race. Christchurch, New Zealand: Shoal Bay Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-908704-22-4.

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