Arnold in 1963
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| Date of birth | (1941-01-10) 10 January 1941 (age 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Balclutha, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (10 st 8 lb; 148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Austin Arnold (born 10 January 1941) is a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks.
Arnold was born in 1941 in Balclutha. He attended Christchurch West High School.[1]
Arnold played for the Canterbury and South Island sides before being selected for the All Blacks 1963–64 tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America.[1][2]
Injury side-lined him in 1968 however he recovered to play again in 1969 and 1970 before retiring.[1]
During the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Arnold narrowly missed being in the CTV Building when it collapsed.[3]
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