Rugby player
| Birth name | Charles Percy Erceg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1928-11-28)28 November 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Waipapakauri, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 May 2019(2019-05-26) (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kaitaia, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sacred Heart College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Insurance agent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Percy Erceg (28 November 1928 – 26 May 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Erceg represented North Auckland and Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1951 to 1952. He played nine matches for the All Blacks including four internationals.
Affiliating to Ngāti Kurī, Erceg represented New Zealand Māori from 1950 to 1952, and in 1951 he was awarded the Tom French Cup as the Māori player of the year. He later served as a national Māori selector from 1972 to 1983, was the manager of the New Zealand Māori side that toured Australia and the Pacific Islands in 1979 and coach of the 1982 team that toured Wales.
Erceg died in Kaitaia on 26 May 2019.
References
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Percy Erceg". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- "Update from the Kaunihera" (PDF). Ngāti Kuri Kōrero (3). Ngāti Kuri Trust Board. Winter 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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| Preceded byManahi Paewai | Tom French Memorial Māori rugby union player of the year 1951 |
Succeeded byKeith Davis |
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