Full name Charles Percy Erceg Weight 79 kg (174 lb) | Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) School Sacred Heart College | |
Date of birth (1928-11-28) 28 November 1928 (age 88) Place of birth Waipapakauri, New Zealand Education Sacred Heart College, Auckland | ||
Charles Percy Erceg (born 28 November 1928) is a former 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.
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