Ronald Bush

Ronald George Bush (3 May 1909 – 10 May 1996) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He played one test match for the All Blacks in 1931 and was coach of the All Blacks in 1962.

Ronald Bush

Bush in 1931
Born	Ronald George Bush (1909-05-03)3 May 1909 Nelson, New Zealand
Died	10 May 1996(1996-05-10) (aged 87) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
School	Mount Albert Grammar School
Notable relative	Peter Bush (nephew)
Rugby union career
Position Fullback Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1928–30, 32–37 Auckland 1931 Otago International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1931 New Zealand 1 (14)
Cricket career
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1932/33–1936/37	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 319 Batting average 19.93 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 55 Balls bowled 1,710 Wickets 25 Bowling average 25.64 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/35 Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2020

Biography

Bush was born in Nelson in 1909 and was educated at Mount Albert Grammar School.^[1] He was an uncle of sports photographer Peter Bush.^[1]

Bush played his only test match for the All Blacks in 1931 at fullback, although he was versatile and also played as a loose forward, three-quarter and five-eighth.^[2]

With Hubert McLean he was one of the founders of the New Zealand Barbarians in 1937; their first game was against Auckland in 1938.^[3] Bush was the All Blacks coach in 1962.^[1]

He was also a cricketer who played 10 first-class matches for the Auckland cricket team between 1932 and 1937.^[4]

He died in Auckland in 1996.^[1]