Wayne Shelford

New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach
Person Human Q2927462

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
December 13, 1957
Place of birth
Rotorua
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[5]
Citizenship
New Zealand
End of work period
1995
Family name
Shelford[13]
Height
189.0
Mass
93.0
Member of sports team
New Zealand national rugby union team (1985–1990), Northampton Saints (1990–1993), Rugby Roma (1993–1995), Auckland RFU (1981–1984), North Harbour Rugby Union (1985–1991)
Position played on team / speciality
number 8[10]
Residence
Auckland[11]
Start of work period
1976[18]
Work period end
1995
Work period start
1976
🏷️ Also known as
en Buck Shelford en Sir Buck Shelford en Sir Wayne Shelford en Wayne Shelford en Wayne Thomas Shelford es Wayne Thomas Shelford fr Wayne Shelford ja ウェイン・シェルフォード
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
73041591
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91120108
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Wayne Shelford KNZM (cropped).jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
125188
All Blacks player ID (archived)
788
ESPNscrum player ID (archived)
9643
FAST ID
295545
Freebase ID
/m/054_v0
Kōmako author ID
969
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame former ID (archived)
S/Wayne-Shelford
Rugby Database ID
4322
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvXk6rD6R8bjKrF8XjDMP

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Given name 2
Occupation 2
Award received 1
Country of citizenship 1
Instance of 1
Place of birth 1
Position played on team / speciality 1
Residence 1
Sex or gender 1
Sport 1
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Summary

Born in Rotorua[1], he… he was born on December 13, 1957[2]. He worked as a rugby union player[3] and rugby union coach[4].

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Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[7], an award[19], in United Kingdom[20] and Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[8], a grade of an order[21], in New Zealand[22].

FAQs

Where was Wayne Shelford born?

Born in Rotorua[1].

What did Wayne Shelford do for work?

Wayne Shelford worked as rugby union player[3] and rugby union coach[4].

Where did Wayne Shelford go to school?

Wayne Shelford was educated at Western Heights High School[6].

What awards did Wayne Shelford receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[7] and Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . The London Gazette 52383. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . ESPNscrum. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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