Place of birth Hawera, New Zealand Weight 77 kg (170 lb) Education Hawera High School | Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Position Fullback | |
Full name Maurice Stanley Cockerill Date of birth (1929-12-08) 8 December 1929 (age 87) | ||
Maurice Stanley Cockerill (born 8 December 1928) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Cockerill represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1951. He played 11 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals, but a serious knee injury suffered while playing for Taranaki in a game against Waikato later in 1951 ended his rugby career.
He was educated at Hawera Technical College, where he was a member of the 1st XV between 1943 and 1946.
Cockerill is also a former Taranaki cricket representative.
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