Rodney McIntosh
| Full name | Rodney Noel McIntosh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 April 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rodney Noel McIntosh (born 26 April 1967) is a New Zealand former rugby union player.
Born in Hamilton, McIntosh was a NZ Colt who played with Waikato in the National Provincial Championship from 1986 to 1992, contributing to a title-winning side his final year.[1] He represented NZ Maori and was an All Blacks trialist.[2]
McIntosh relocated to Hong Kong in 1994, on the invitation of the territory's newly appointed coach George Simpkin. He joined Hong Kong Football Club and immediately made it into the national team, which were trying to qualify for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The team were unsuccessful in this attempt but McIntosh later represented Hong Kong at the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens, in addition to seven appearances in the Hong Kong Sevens.[2]
After returning to New Zealand, McIntosh was appointed Director of High Performance Sport and Rugby at St Andrew's College, Christchurch, having previously served as head coach of Hong Kong in rugby sevens.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The story of Waikato's first NPC title". NZ Herald. 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Kiwi to hang up his boots following this year's showpiece after arriving as a Hong Kong 'import' in 1994". South China Morning Post. 26 March 2001.
- ^ Barclay, Chris (2 October 2020). "Five-year rugby plan culminates in maiden title for college". Otago Daily Times.
External links[edit]
- Rodney McIntosh at ESPNscrum (stats may be incomplete)
- 1967 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Hong Kong international rugby union players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- Expatriate rugby union players in Hong Kong
- Waikato rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Waikato
- Rugby union centres
- Māori All Blacks players
- Hong Kong international rugby sevens players
- Coaches of international rugby sevens teams