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Rugby player

Murray Mexted

Mexted talking to a fan at the Westpac Stadium

Birth name

Murray Graham Mexted

Date of birth

(1953-09-05) 5 September 1953 (age 71)

Place of birth

Wellington, New Zealand

Height

1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)

Weight

95 kg (209 lb)

School

Tawa College

University

Victoria University

Notable relative(s)

Graham Mexted (father)

Rugby union career

Provincial / State sides
Position(s)	Number 8
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1975–86	Wellington		()
1982	Natal		()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1979–85	New Zealand	34	(16)
1986	New Zealand Cavaliers

Murray Graham Mexted (born 5 September 1953) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played 34 consecutive tests for the All Blacks from 1979 to 1985. He also played 38 non-test games including 7 as captain. During his time with the All Blacks, he wore the Number eight jersey and was considered an excellent ball winner and an effective defender.

In 1986, his biography, Pieces of Eight, was published, and he married Miss Universe Lorraine Downes. The couple separated in 1999. In recent years , he has retained a high profile as a television colour commentator. Mexted's father, Graham Mexted, was also a New Zealand rugby union international who won one full cap in 1950. Prior to his rugby career, Mexted worked at his family's car dealership.

References

Luxford, Bob. "Murray Mexted". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
Toby Robson (29 May 2010). "Murray Mexted's vision a global success". Stuff.
"About". Mexted Motors.

External links

Hewitson, Michele (26 May 2006). "The incorrigible Murray Mexted". New Zealand Herald.

v t e Overseas Unions rugby union team
Squad	Gould Kirwan Gerber Taylor du Plessis Botha Loveridge Tuynman Poidevin Shaw Haden Cutler Knight Dalton (c) Rodriguez
Bench	Slack Lynagh Farr-Jones Mexted Burger van der Merwe Lawton Wayne Smith named in programme instead of Slack
Coach	Lochore Templeton (Manager)

v t e New Zealand Cavaliers squad 1986
Forwards	Anderson Ashworth Crichton Dalton (c) Haden Hobbs Knight McDowall Mexted Mills Pierce Reid Shaw F. Shelford W. Shelford A. Whetton G. Whetton
Backs	Clamp Crowley Deans Donald Fraser Fox Green Loveridge Osborne Pokere Robins Smith Simpson Taylor
Staff	Coach: Meads Manager: Kirkpatrick

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