Bill Bush

Bill Bush

Full name	William Kingita Te Pohe Bush
Date of birth	(1949-01-24) 24 January 1949
Place of birth	Napier, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
School	Whakatane High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Prop
New Zealand No.	738
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1971–82	Canterbury
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1973–82 1974–79	New Zealand Māori New Zealand	12	(0)

William Kingita Te Pohe "Bill" Bush MNZM (born 24 January 1949) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Bush represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1974 to 1979. He played 37 matches for the All Blacks including 12 internationals.

In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours Bush was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby.

References

Awards
Preceded by Tane Norton	Tom French Memorial Māori rugby union player of the year 1975	Succeeded by Kent Lambert