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Percy Erceg

Born
November 28, 1928
Died
May 26, 2019
Age
90 years

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Percy Erceg, 90, New Zealand rugby union player (North Auckland, Auckland, national team), Tom French Cup winner (1951).

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Charles Percy Erceg (28 November 1928 – 26 May 2019) was a 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.

Erceg died in Kaitaia on 26 May 2019.

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