Alistair Soper

Alistair John "Ack" Soper (7 September 1936 – 16 June 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

Alistair Soper

Birth name	Alistair John Soper
Date of birth	(1936-09-07)7 September 1936
Place of birth	Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of death	16 June 2020(2020-06-16) (aged 83)
Place of death	Invercargill, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
School	Waitaki Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8 All Black No. 590 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1954–59, 61–66 Southland 103 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1957 New Zealand 0 (0)

A number eight, Soper represented Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1957 tour of Australia.[1] He played eight matches for the All Blacks on that tour, but did not appear in any internationals.[1] He served as president of the Southland Rugby Union in 1985.[1]

Soper played for the English club Blackheath in the 1960–61 season.[2]

Soper died in Invercargill on 16 June 2020, aged 83.[2]

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Ack Soper". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
2. Savory, Logan (19 June 2020). "Southland rugby legend Ack Soper's legacy to live on". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 June 2020.