Roger Boon

Roger John Boon (23 February 1935 – 9 June 2023) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Boon represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1960 tour of South Africa, being called in as replacement for the injured Ron Hemi. He played six matches for the All Blacks on that tour, before suffering an injury that ended his first-class rugby career. Boon did not appear in any Test matches, although he did play in the tour match against Rhodesia. He later served as selector coach of the Wanganui representative team between 1982 and 1984.^[1]

Roger Boon

Birth name	Roger John Boon
Date of birth	(1935-02-23)23 February 1935
Place of birth	New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date of death	9 June 2023(2023-06-09) (aged 88)
Place of death	Whanganui, New Zealand
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
School	Wanganui Collegiate School
Occupation(s)	Builder farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1956–1960 Taranaki 47 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1960 New Zealand 0 (0) Coaching career Years Team 1982–1984 Wanganui

Boon died in Whanganui on 9 June 2023, at the age of 88.^[2]