Paul Sapsford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Sapsford

New Zealand rugby union player

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1949

Place of Birth: Invercargill, Southland Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 29-Dec-2009

Profession: dentist, rugby union player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Herbert Paul Sapsford (8 September 1949 – 29 December 2009) was a New Zealand rugby union player.
A prop, Sapsford represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1976 tour of South America.
He played seven matches on that tour, including the two unofficial internationals against Argentina.Sapsford died from injuries sustained in a jetboat accident near the confluence of the Dobson and Hopkins Rivers at the head of Lake Ohau.
He was buried in Allanton Cemetery.