Mike McCool

For the Irish-born American bare-knuckle boxing champion, see Mike McCoole.

Michael John McCool (15 September 1951 – 23 June 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, McCool attended Kererū School, and then St. Patrick's College, Silverstream, where he was a member of the 1st XV in 1968.^[1]

Mike McCool

Birth name	Michael John McCool
Date of birth	(1951-09-15)15 September 1951
Place of birth	Hastings, New Zealand
Date of death	23 June 2020(2020-06-23) (aged 68)
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb)
School	St. Patrick's College, Silverstream
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1972–78 Hawke's Bay 77 (0) 1979–83 Wairarapa Bush 50 (4) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1979 New Zealand 1 (0)

He represented Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1979. He played two matches for the All Blacks, including one test match against Australia.^[2]

McCool died while working on his family lifestyle property in the Auckland region on 23 June 2020, survived by his wife, Deb, and four of their five children.^[3][4]