Mike McCool

Michael John McCool (15 September 1951 – 23 June 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, McCool attended Kereru School, and then St. Patrick's College, Silverstream, where he was a member of the 1st XV in 1968.[1]

Mike McCool
Birth nameMichael John McCool
Date of birth(1951-09-15)15 September 1951
Place of birthHastings, New Zealand
Date of death23 June 2020(2020-06-23) (aged 68)
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb)
SchoolSt. Patrick's College, Silverstream
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
All Black No. 795
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1972–78
1979–83		 Hawke's Bay
Wairarapa Bush		 77
50		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1979 New Zealand 1 (0)

He represented Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1979. He played two matches for the All Blacks, including one test match against Australia.[2]

McCool died while working on his family lifestyle property in the Auckland region on 23 June 2020, survived by his wife, Deb, and four of their five children.[3][4]

References
  1. Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Moa Publications. p. 103.
  2. Knight, Lindsay. "Mike McCool". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. "Mike McCool death notice". New Zealand Herald. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. Harding, Grant (29 June 2020). "Wai-Bush All Black dies". Wairarapa Times-Age. Retrieved 5 July 2020.


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